ZO® SKIN HEALTH Oclipse® Smart Tone Spf 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
ZO Skin Health Oclipse Smart Tone is a tinted SPF 50 using an older-school chemical blend of Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene with Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, shows low white cast thanks to the tint, and works well as a makeup base. It is low on pore-clogging triggers but the filters can sometimes sting. Protection is rated good and the score is 68.3/100, a workable tinted daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
76
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −9 UVB coverage saturated
- −2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #47, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #17
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +0.2 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-5 Trioleate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #62, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #17, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +17 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Boron Nitride)
- → 1 Glycerin at #35, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Beta-Glucan)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates Crosspolymer-4)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (62)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Polyamide-5
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
-
25 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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33 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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35 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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38 Melanin
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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42 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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54 Beta-Glucan
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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56 PEG-32
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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57 PEG-100
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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61 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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62 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Does ZO Oclipse Smart Tone leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low on white cast, helped by its tint, and wears lightweight with a balanced finish. It also works well as a makeup base.
Is the ZO® SKIN HEALTH Oclipse® Smart Tone Spf 50 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is low on pore-clogging triggers and rates well as a makeup base, so it is generally manageable for combination skin. Note the chemical filters can sometimes sting.
Is the ZO® SKIN HEALTH Oclipse® Smart Tone Spf 50 mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical, using older-school filters like Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene, with some Titanium Dioxide.