The Outset Hydrasheer™ 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
74/100 overall score
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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
70
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 14.9% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (14.9% total declared)
- +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.3 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Fungal acne
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Lecithin)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
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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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 6 3 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Triheptanoin)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 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 →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
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (46)
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 14.9% declared
- ↑ 18 14.9% 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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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13 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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26 Triheptanoin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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27 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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31 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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33 C9-12 Alkane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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34 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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37 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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40 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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46 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin