Saint Jane Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing Sunscreen SPF 30
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Saint Jane Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing Sunscreen SPF 30 is a pure mineral sunscreen built solely on Zinc Oxide. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight and keeps low white cast, sitting okay under makeup. It does not commonly sting and is low on pore-clogging risk. Protection is rated moderate for the SPF 30 level, and with a score of 73.9/100 it is a comfortable single-filter mineral option for sensitive skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (10% total declared)
- +18 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +1.3 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #20, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (20)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 28 10% declared
- ↑ 18 10% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, built solely on Zinc Oxide with no chemical filters.
Does the Saint Jane Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing Sunscreen SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low, which is favorable for a single-filter Zinc Oxide formula. It should blend in without a heavy film on most skin tones.
Is Saint Jane Sun Ritual SPF 30 good?
It scores 73.9/100. Protection is rated moderate for SPF 30, but it is lightweight, gentle and low on pore-clogging risk, making it a comfortable mineral choice for sensitive skin.