Tropic skincare Skin Shade Tinted Facial Sun Cream
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Tropic skincare Skin Shade Tinted Facial Sun Cream is a pure mineral, tinted face sunscreen using Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. The tint helps offset the white cast common to mineral formulas, though some cast can still show, and it has a balanced finish with a moderately heavy feel. It is gentle and generally does not sting the eyes, and it is low risk for clogging pores. With a 76.4/100 score and good protection, it suits those wanting a mineral, tinted daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
67
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
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White cast
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +9.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +12.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
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Fungal acne
Medium
65
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #8, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-11)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-11)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 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 →Full ingredient list (29)
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 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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 ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Nylon-11
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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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20 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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26 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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28 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
Does Tropic Skin Shade Tinted Sun Cream leave a white cast?
It is rated high for white cast as a mineral formula, but the tint helps offset that, so it generally blends better than an untinted mineral sunscreen.
Is the Tropic skincare Skin Shade Tinted Facial Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide, with a tint to help even out the look on skin.
Is the Tropic skincare Skin Shade Tinted Facial Sun Cream?
It scores 76.4/100 with good protection. It is gentle and low risk for clogging pores, making it a solid tinted mineral option, though it feels moderately heavy.