The Kind Collective Natural Mineral Foundation Powder With SPF 15 & Blue Light Protection
78/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Kind Collective Natural Mineral Foundation Powder with SPF 15 is a pure mineral powder using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. It keeps a low white cast and a balanced finish and does not sting, though as a foundation powder it sits more heavily on the skin. Powder SPF is generally treated as a top-up over a base sunscreen rather than a standalone shield. With a strong overall rating but only SPF 15, it is best used to refresh protection through the day.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
73
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
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White cast
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +30 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
- +70 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Heavy feel
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #6, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 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 (16)
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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1 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 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)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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10 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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13 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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14 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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15 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Is The Kind Collective mineral foundation powder mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral powder using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, with no chemical filters.
What SPF is the The Kind Collective Natural Mineral Foundation Powder With SPF 15 & Blue Light Protection and is that enough?
It is SPF 15. Powder SPF is generally treated as a top-up over a base sunscreen rather than a standalone shield, especially at this level.
Is it good?
It earns a strong overall rating. It keeps a low white cast and a balanced finish, though as a foundation powder it sits a bit more heavily on the skin.