Tower 28 Beauty SOS Faceguard SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Tower 28 Beauty SOS Faceguard is an SPF 30 mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide, a filter generally chosen for gentle, sensitive-skin wear. It has a dewy finish with low white cast but a somewhat heavier feel, and it sits okay under makeup. It does not commonly sting and is low on pore-clogging. With moderate protection and a 71/100 score, it is a comfortable, hydrating-leaning mineral pick for drier skin types.
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
71
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +3.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.2 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #13, wax film
- −2 Kokum Butter at #19, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −48 4 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Kokum Butter)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #41, 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 #29, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Kokum Butter)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Kokum Butter, Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 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.
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Bisabolol
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (41)
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)
- ↑ 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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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8 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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10 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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11 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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14 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Kokum Butter
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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pH adjuster
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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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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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37 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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39 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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40 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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41 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Tower 28 SOS Faceguard mineral or chemical?
It is a fully mineral sunscreen, using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter, which is commonly chosen for gentle, sensitive-skin wear.
Does the Tower 28 Beauty SOS Faceguard SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. It has a dewy finish, though pure mineral formulas can still show a slight cast on deeper skin tones.
Is the Tower 28 Beauty SOS Faceguard SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen good for oily skin?
It leans toward drier or normal skin given its dewy finish and slightly heavier feel. It is generally low on pore-clogging, but oily skin may prefer a matte option.