Too Faced Born This Way Healthy Glow SPF 30 Skin Tint Foundation
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Too Faced Born This Way Healthy Glow SPF 30 Skin Tint Foundation is a tinted makeup base with sun protection from ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. As a skin tint it wears with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and doubles as a makeup base. It is generally low risk for breakouts. With good protection and a score of 79.5/100, it is a strong pick when you want coverage and SPF in one step.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
79
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −13 UVB coverage saturated
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Zinc Oxide, 2.2% declared
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 3.1% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #61
- +17.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 2.2% declared
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 3.1% declared
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #14, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Laureth-7)
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #62, 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
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 6.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Polyglutamic Acid)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 7 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (64)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 3.1% declared
- ↑ 10 3.1% 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)
- ↑ 6 2.2% declared
- ↑ 8 2.2% declared
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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7 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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29 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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35 Dextrin
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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pH adjuster
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40 Laureth-7
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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44 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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53 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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60 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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62 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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63 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
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64 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
Can this skin tint replace my foundation and sunscreen?
It is a tinted foundation with SPF 30, so it doubles as coverage and sun protection. It is rated a good makeup base with low white cast and a lightweight, balanced finish.
Is the Too Faced Born This Way Healthy Glow SPF 30 Skin Tint Foundation mineral or chemical?
It uses a mix of filters: ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate plus mineral titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.
Is Too Faced Born This Way Healthy Glow SPF 30 good?
Yes, it scores 79.5/100 with good protection. It is generally low risk for breakouts, making it a strong all-in-one tint and SPF.