Ultra Violette Lean Mineral Mattifying SPF 50+ Fragrance Free Screen
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Ultra Violette Lean Mineral Mattifying SPF 50+ Fragrance Free Screen is a pure mineral sunscreen built on zinc oxide, so it sits gently and tends to suit sensitive, fragrance-free routines. It keeps white cast low and runs a balanced finish that aims to look mattified without going chalky, though the texture can feel a touch heavier than the lightest gels. It does not sting and rates low for pore-clogging, which makes it an easy pick for everyday wear. At 71/100 with moderate UV protection, it is a solid mineral option, best leaned on for daily use rather than long, sweaty sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 22.8% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (22.8% total declared)
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Fungal acne
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #18, 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
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (24)
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)
- ↑ 55 22.8% declared
- ↑ 40 22.8% declared
- ↑ 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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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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19 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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21 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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22 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does the Ultra Violette Lean Mineral leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it should stay fairly invisible for a mineral formula. As a zinc oxide sunscreen it may still show slightly on deeper skin tones, so blending it in well helps.
Is the Ultra Violette Lean Mineral Mattifying SPF 50+ Fragrance Free Screen good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It rates low for pore-clogging and runs a balanced, mattified finish, so it tends to suit oily and breakout-prone skin. It is also fragrance-free, which is often a plus for sensitive, reactive skin.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen built on zinc oxide, with no chemical UV filters. That makes it a good fit if you prefer mineral-only formulas.