Sonage Roux Tinted Day Creme With SPF 30
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sonage Roux Tinted Day Creme is a pure mineral SPF 30 tinted day cream using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. The tint helps it stay balanced and unlikely to leave a white cast, and it feels lightweight on the skin. It does not generally sting and has low pore-clogging risk. With moderate protection and a score of 73.6, it is a pleasant mineral day cream best suited to lower-exposure, everyday 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
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil)
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White cast
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (13% total declared)
- +25.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #15, wax film
- −5 Behenyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #29, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #21, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #20, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Bisabolol
- ✨ Green tea
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (39)
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% declared
- ↑ 18 13% 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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13 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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16 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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21 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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23 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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35 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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36 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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38 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Sonage Roux Tinted Day Creme mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. Zinc Oxide is its only UV filter, so it contains no chemical filters.
Does the tinted day creme leave a white cast?
It is unlikely to leave a white cast. The tint helps offset the zinc, and it wears with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is Sonage Roux Tinted Day Creme a good sunscreen?
It scores 73.6 out of 100 with moderate protection, a pleasant mineral day cream best suited to everyday, lower-exposure wear.