Skin Script Sheer Protection SPF 30
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Skin Script Sheer Protection SPF 30 is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low for a mineral formula, and is gentle with low sting and low pore-clogging risk that generally suits sensitive and acne-prone skin. It works okay under makeup. Protection is moderate and the overall score of 73 makes it a solid, sheer mineral pick for everyday face wear.
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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Allergens
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil)
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White cast
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 13.5% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (13.5% total declared)
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Eye sting
Low
100
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #39
- +0.8 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #39
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 3 Astringents (Hamamelis Virginiana Water)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium Lactate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #39
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (40)
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 13.5% declared
- ↑ 18 13.5% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Solvent base, the water phase
- light ← 3 astringent
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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18 Malic Acid
pH adjuster
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Skin Script Sheer Protection mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using only Zinc Oxide. It is rated SPF 30.
Does the Skin Script Sheer Protection SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low for a mineral formula, so it generally wears without an obvious whitening effect. It feels lightweight with a balanced finish.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
Its pore-clogging risk is low and it does not commonly sting, so it generally suits sensitive and acne-prone skin, and it works okay under makeup. The overall score is 73 out of 100.