U Beauty Multimodal Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 25
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
U Beauty Multimodal Sheer Mineral Sunscreen is a pure mineral SPF 25 built on Zinc Oxide alone. It is designed to wear sheer, with a matte finish, a low white cast and a lightweight feel, and rates as an okay makeup base while staying low in pore-clogging risk. Protection is moderate at SPF 25, so it is generally suited to lower-exposure days; it scores 74.5 on the strength of its clean wear and skin feel.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 11.5% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (11.5% total declared)
- +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
- +13.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 11.5% declared
- +7.2 Volatile alcohol at #3, evaporating texture
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Oleic Acid at #29, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #30, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
39
- +100 Starting score
- −36 3 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid)
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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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
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Silylate)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #20, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium Lactate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Silylate)
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 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 C
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (50)
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 11.5% declared
- ↑ 18 11.5% 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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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3 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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13 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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19 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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25 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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29 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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39 Sclareolide
Supporting ingredient
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40 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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45 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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46 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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48 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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49 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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50 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does the U Beauty Multimodal Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 25 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low even though it is zinc-based. It is designed to wear sheer with a matte finish and a lightweight feel.
Is the U Beauty Multimodal Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 25 mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, built on Zinc Oxide alone with no chemical filters.
What SPF is it and is that enough?
It is SPF 25 with moderate protection. That generally suits lower-exposure days; for prolonged sun, a higher SPF is the more common choice.