SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted

Name: SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted
Brand: SkinMedica

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Ingredients · 17

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Common questions

Is SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted healthy?

SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted scores 21/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted?

SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted lists 17 ingredients, starting with Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol and Aluminum Hydroxide. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted?

SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted compare to other sunscreen?

At 21/100 SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.

Is SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted organic?

SkinMedica Essential Defense Mineral Shield SPF 32 Tinted is not certified organic in our data.

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