Sunbetter Advanced Mineral Protection SPF 75 Tone Smart
82/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
75
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 75)
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White cast
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 3.5% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −8 Pure mineral formula (13.5% total declared)
- +26.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +2.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +1.7 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 3.5% declared
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Fungal acne
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #21, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Zea Mays Starch, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Zea Mays Starch)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 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
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +16 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (50)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 3.5% declared
- ↑ 10 3.5% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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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
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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6 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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15 Cerium Oxide
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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21 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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22 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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23 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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27 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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41 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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42 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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46 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
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47 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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48 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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Botanical extract