Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF 50+
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF 50+ is a mineral sunscreen built on Zinc Oxide, giving broad-spectrum cover with a low risk of white cast and a balanced finish that is neither too matte nor too dewy. It feels moderately substantial on skin rather than weightless, but it does not sting and is generally low on pore-clogging concerns. Protection is rated moderate, which is solid for daily wear though not the highest in its class. With a score in the low 70s it is a reasonable mineral option for people who want a single zinc filter and a clean, comfortable feel.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
- −10 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 #20, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 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
- ← 2.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 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 (20)
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 ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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10 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Ultra Violette Lean Screen mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral sunscreen, using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. That makes it a good fit if you prefer a single, well-known mineral filter.
Does Ultra Violette Lean Screen leave a white cast?
It has a low white-cast profile, so visible whiteness is generally unlikely despite being a zinc formula. The finish is balanced rather than heavily matte or dewy.
Is Ultra Violette Lean Screen good for acne-prone skin?
It is generally low on pore-clogging concerns and does not sting, which suits sensitive and breakout-prone skin. The feel is moderately substantial rather than weightless.