(Updated July 23, 2024) Get excited because I’ve finally updated my entire clean tinted mineral face sunscreen post with what I truly think are the best SPF moisturizers on the market TODAY. I test sunscreens for a living and the best mineral tinted ones will have pure ingredients, use a physical barrier, impart a natural looking shade and leave skin feeling well moisturized and healthy! I’ve got budget, mid and luxury options, various types of finishes and sheer to full coverage options. Plus I’m sharing my before and after photos so you can see accurate side by side comparisons! Check out my favorites and what I love and don’t love about each of them!
Comparison Guide: 18 Clean Tinted Face Sunscreens
Well People Bio Tint SPF 30 Tinted Moisturizer
Well People’s SPF tinted moisturizer has been one of my looongtime favorites! It’s relatively affordable and has a light texture with a very natural to satin finish that’s neither matte nor dewy. It leaves my skin feeling hydrated and offers a slight blurring effect to smooth out my blemishes. Even though they say SPF 30, I suspect that it offers higher protection than that because it contains 20% zinc oxide which is more than many other natural sunscreens that still say SPF 30 with less % of zinc oxide. I also love how they offer a super wide variety of 14 shades, which very few clean beauty brands are able to do.
Price: $30 for 1.2 oz
Finish: Satin
SPF: 100% mineral / 20% non-micronized zinc oxide
Shades Available: 14
Coverage: Sheer
✔ dermatologist-developed, vegan, and cruelty-free ✔ PETA Cruelty Free and Leaping Bunny certified ✔ synthetic fragrance ✔ phenoxyethanol free ✔ dimethicone free
Ingredient caution: contains butyloctyl salicylate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate
Saie Beauty Slip Tint SPF 35 Sunscreen Moisturizer
I would consider Saie Beauty to be the most ideal consistency and texture I’d want out of a SPF moisturizer for face. It’s sooo light, non-greasy, feels like a lotion and absorbs like a dream. I don’t get any coverage from this, just a slight blurring effect and I definitely need to go in with concealer or foundation after if I want to cover up blemishes. On my dry skin it gives me a soft glow finish while normal or oily skin types would probably notice a satin finish. It also works so well under makeup and can double as primer in my experience!
Price: $36 for 1.35 oz
Finish: Soft glow to satin
SPF: 100% mineral / 15% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 14
Coverage: Light
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ dimethicone free ✔ essential oil free ✔ natural & synthetic fragrance-free ✔ soy free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains titanium dioxide
Suntegrity 5-IN-1 Tinted Sunscreen Moisturizer SPF 30 (also a primer!)
Suntegrity’s tinted moisturizer is an amazing multi-tasking clean sunscreen that not only hydrates and protects skin but also works as a makeup primer! For my makeup gals who aren’t on a tight budget and need something with the highest ingredient standards, definitely check this one out. It’s got an incredible array of clinical and organic skincare actives like organic cucumber, organic pomegranate, Hyaluronic acid, astaxanthin, red algae and organic green tea to help soothe redness, deeply nourish and fight free radicals. Unfortunately, the shade range is limited and there are none that cater to darker skin tones.
Price: $48 for 2 oz
Finish: Satin
SPF: 100% mineral / 15% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 4
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ vegan and cruelty-free ✔ PETA Cruelty Free and Leaping Bunny certified ✔ synthetic fragrance free ✔ Titanium Dioxide free ✔ phenoxyethanol free ✔ Butyloctyl Salicylate free
Ingredient caution: contains Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetyl Dimethicone
Babo Botanicals Daily Sheer Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 50 (Budget!)
This unique tinted face sunscreen is a fluid, liquid formula that feels soooo hydrating on my skin. It ticks so many boxes, including SPF 50 protection, affordable price tag, certified organic ingredients and sensitive skin friendly. As a liquid it naturally gives me a hydrated look that dries into a natural finish. I looove that it has organic aloe vera, White Lupin Seed Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Organic Raspberry Oil, Passion Fruit Seed Oil, Maracuja Seed oil, Chamomile, Watercress and more, especially since it’s a budget friendly product!
Price: $22.50 for 1.7 oz
Finish: Natural
SPF: 100% mineral / 20.6% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 1
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ EWG Verified ✔ vegan ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ soy free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains Butyloctyl Salicylate
Bloomeffects Tulip Dew Sunscreen Serum SPF 50 (Luxe!)
Okay this is a phenomenal luxury tinted face sunscreen and skincare product in one with a sheer tint (just to offset the white cast effect) and dewy finish. It’s perfect for those with verrry dry skin and need something deeply moisturizing but not heavy. I’ve gone through multiple bottles of Bloomeffects’ Tulip Dew Sunscreen even though I’m not the biggest fan of dewy sunscreens. It’s just sooo silky and grips beautifully to the skin. The glow is insane too. I looove their Dutch Tulip Complex which is full of antioxidants and amino acids and that it contains tons of strong skincare actives like 2% Niacinamide, Kakadu, Burdekin, Illawarra and Shitake Mushroom. Make sure to give it a good shake before applying.
The only thing I don’t love about it is the cap isn’t the greatest quality and breaks easily if I’m not careful. Just try not to drop the glass bottle otherwise the cap will break.
(If $65 is too steep, I’ve found a great budget dupe for Bloomeffect with a super similar consistency and texture – Tower 28’s tinted face sunscreen, which I review further down this post.)
Price: $65 for 1.86 oz
Finish: Dewy
SPF: 100% mineral / 12% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 1
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ vegan ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ soy free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains Potassium Sorbate, Alcohol
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Odacite SPF 50 Tinted Mineral Drops
Odacite Mineral Drops was such a big hit that they recently came out with a tinted version in five different shades! It has the same silky, light yet gripping serum formula but with complexion enhancing benefits. Love that it has niacinamide, green tea, chamomile and calendula which is so good for reducing redness and soothing irritation. The one thing I don’t like about it is that the price is pretty steep because they offer less product than many other tinted sunscreen products.
Price: $48 for 1 oz
Finish: Dewy
SPF: 100% mineral / 12% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 5
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ vegan ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide
COOLA Rosilliance Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30
Coola’s tinted sunscreen moisturizer is another one of my original favorites and the fact that it’s still around today means that it’s much loved. It has a very light fluid formula that feels totally weightless on the skin. I find that it gives me a hydrated and soft glowy look (not dewy) that dries down to natural finish as the day wears on.
Even though their products have at least 70% organic formulas, the other ingredients they do include are not always the cleanest so always check individual ingredients before purchasing from COOLA. For instance, their tinted SPF moisturizer does not use any zinc oxide and uses only titanium dioxide as the UV barrier. I do love that they have tons of organic antioxidant-rich ingredients like organic orange fruit water, cucumber fruit extract, plankton, rice bran, açaí oil and Apothecary Rose Stem Cells. The shade range is limited and there’s only 3 that cater to lighter skin tones.
Price: $52 for 1.5 oz
Finish: Soft glow
SPF: 100% mineral / 5.6% titanium dioxide
Shades Available: 3
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral ✔ vegan ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains Hydrogen Dimethicone
Dime Beauty Tinted Glow Wonderscreen SPF 30
Dime Beauty’s tinted face sunscreen is a surprise new favorite for me! I liked their original one a lot and their tinted version is just as good. It’s also a light lotion but with a bit more oomph and grip and leaves me with a satin glow. Their lightest shade also illuminates my skin so it’s all glowy and radiant after. I looove that it has a generous 19% zinc oxide so I feel confident my skin is adequately protected! It feels super moisturizing and has squalane, beetroot, apple fruit extract and avocado oil. I get a subtle blurring effect but don’t expect any real coverage. And props to Dime Beauty for creating one of the most unique and aesthetic sunscreen bottles everrr.
Price: $52 for 1.5 oz
Finish: Soft glow
SPF: 100% mineral / 5.6% titanium dioxide
Shades Available: 3
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral ✔ Leaping Bunny certified ✔ EWG partner ✔ vegan ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethyl Dimethicone Laurate, Butyloctyl Salicylate
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Le Prunier Plumscreen SPF 31 (Luxe!)
Le Prunier’s facial moisturizer is sooo luxurious and the price may make you gawk so it’s really for a certain type of buyer. This is the definition of green beauty with its sustainable packaging, upcycled ingredients and squeaky clean formula. Plumscreen has a slight tint to it only to cancel out any white cast, but won’t provide any real coverage if that’s what you’re looking for. This is such a pleasant, sophisticated light lotion in the truest sense and doesn’t feel at all like a sunscreen. Loooove the subtle marzipan scent coming naturally from the plums that all Le Prunier’s products are known for!
My only qualm is that the zinc oxide percentage is very low for an SPF product, but according to the company’s testing the plum oil provides additional sun protection benefits. I wouldn’t rely on this on active days and always recommend double shielding (using two layers of sunscreen) when using an SPF product with a lower % of zinc oxide!
Price: $78 for 2 oz
Finish: Natural
SPF: 100% mineral / 4.7% Non-Nano Zinc Oxide
Shades Available: 1
Coverage: None
✔ 100% mineral ✔ vegan ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: None
Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen (sensitive skin friendly!)
Tower 28 tinted sunscreen for face is sensitive and problem skin safe with a gentle formula and even provides decent coverage! For me it provides light to almost medium coverage but can provide medium coverage for others. I find the finish to be a true satin even though they say it’s a natural finish. This formula has got some real grip to it! It clings onto skin so well and feels moisturizing. Tower 28 wouldn’t be one of my first choices, which is why I put it lower down on this list, but I know there’s going to be someone out there who would enjoy this product. I do love how inclusive the shade range is with 14 shades available!
Price: $32 for 1 oz
Finish: Satin
SPF: 100% mineral / 12.6% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 14
Coverage: Light to medium
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ vegan ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free
Ingredient caution: contains Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Titanium Dioxide
Summer Solace Tallow Tinted Zinc Oxide Tallow Balm
For my tallow lovers who need a healthy dose of fat in their skincare, this is basically a tallow balm with the highest dose of zinc oxide I’ve seen in a tinted SPF moisturizer. It has a whopping 23% zinc oxide, more than every option in this list. The texture is rich and dense and leaves me with a matte finish (if it’s too matte I suggest adding a couple drops of face oil).
Summer Solace is the only tallow skincare brand I trust because they source their suet from a hyper-local ranch just 30 miles away that regeneratively raises their cattle. They then dry render it (not wet render or whip it) the traditional and slow way to make their ultra high quality tallow, which is infused with indigenous-owned olive oil and organic Calendula CO₂ extract. It’s also got organic Austrian silver fir, organic California bay laurel, organic Japanese hinoki cypress, organic Omani frankincense, organic Somalian myrrh and organic Sri Lankan patchouli.
Price: $34 for 2 oz
Finish: Matte
SPF: 100% mineral / 23% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 14
Coverage: Light
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: None
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Juice Beauty Stem Cellular CC Cream SPF 30
Juice Beauty’s CC Cream is a 100% mineral, vegan and natural tinted face sunscreen that offers 12 benefits in one product! This is a pretty thick cream, very different from the light lotions, serums and fluid sunscreens mentioned above. It works wonders at evening out my skin tone and my skin looks sooo glowy. I find that it provides solid medium coverage and leaves my skin with a true satin finish. Love that it has a generous amount of zinc oxide and is chock full of certified organic ingredients like organic aloe leaf juice, organic apple juice, hyaluronic acid, grape fruit cell extract and lemon fruit extract.
Price: $39.50 for 1.7 oz
Finish: Satin
SPF: 100% mineral / 20% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 8
Coverage: Medium
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ vegan ✔ silicone free ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: None
Saint Jane Beauty Luxury Sun Ritual SPF 30 (great for oily skin!)
This is such a versatile product that’s a sunscreen, primer AND moisturizer in one with 10% zinc oxide. It has a beautiful, natural finish that even mattifies oily skin and creates a super smooth canvas for makeup that leans matte. There’s a beige tint to it that gives a soft focus effect and just a hint of sheer coverage. If you’re an OG clean beauty lover, you might remember COOLA’s Matte Tinted BB Cream which I LOOOVED and was so sad they discontinued. Saint Jane Beauty’s sunscreen is the only product that is similar to it. It’s lightweight and feels almost almost airy and whipped. There’s also collagen-boosting skin nourishing ingredients like Green Tea, Hibiscus, Jasmine and Desert Rose that are also natural SPF boosters.
Price: $38 for 1.7 oz
Finish: Natural
SPF: 100% mineral / 10% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 1
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ vegan ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free
Ingredient caution: contains Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Use OBL for 15% off
Versed Daily Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
This is a pretty simple mineral sunscreen that I feel is worth mentioning simply because it’s a budget friendly option. It’s got a peachy tint to neutralize any white cast and feels light and creamy with an almost mousse-like consistency. I like the natural super sheer finish when I need something almost invisible and skin-like. I also like the interesting natural ingredients like sea fennel extract and moringa seed extract along with clinical actives like sodium hayluronate.
Price: $24.99 for 2.5 oz
Finish: Natural
SPF: 100% mineral / 15% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 1
Coverage: Very sheer
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: Contains Butyloctyl Salicylate
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Raw Elements Tinted Facial Moisturizer SPF 30 (for athletes!)
Raw Elements SPF 30 tinted facial moisturizer is formulated more for athletes, surfers and outdoor enthusiasts but some do enjoy using this as their everyday SPF moisturizer. It’s got a very thick formula on the heavy side which helps it stay put throughout water and beach activities. The tint is on the darker side. Raw Elements sunscreens are the OG clean sunscreen in that they only use simple, pure and organic ingredients including hemp seed oil, beeswax and cocoa seed butter.
Price: $22 for 1.8 oz
Finish: Matte
SPF: 100% mineral / 20% non-nano zinc oxide
Shades Available: 4
Coverage: Light to Medium
✔ 100% mineral non-nano zinc oxide ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: None
Jane Iredale Dream Tint Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15
For those of you wanting a makeup-focused tinted SPF moisturizer and don’t necessarily need high protection because you already use a sunscreen underneath for instance, Jane Iredale’s tinted SPF moisturizer may be worth looking into. This provides more than just sheer coverage with light coverage for me and it’s one of the few clean tinted moisturizers that provide a true natural finish. Be warned there’s a distinct fruity scent like cherry or pomegranate! The texture is very lightweight and almost like a dry mousse lotion. There’s also plenty of natural actives for healthy skin like like tea leaf extract, pomegranate oil, spirulina, elder flower extract, jojoba seed oil and shea butter!
Price: $50 for 1.7 oz
Finish: Natural
SPF: 100% mineral / 5% titanium dioxide
Shades Available: 7
Coverage: Light to Medium
✔ 100% mineral ✔ dimethicone free ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ vegan ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains titanium dioxide, alumina
Use OBL15 for 15% off
Iris & Romeo Weekend Skin SPF 50
I looove that this is a Vitamin C focused sunscreen product WITH SPF 50. It has such a pleasant light lotion consistency that’s practically identical to Saie Beauty and feels exactly like a skin tint. It gives my skin a beautiful soft glow and makes it look and feel hydrated. There’s some fantastic skincare actives like time-release vitamin C that works throughout the day, niacinamide vitamin E, chamomile, and allantoin along with 10% zinc oxide for broad spectrum protection from UVA and UVB rays. There’s a few things I don’t like about it though. First it’s not the cleanest formula within the clean beauty realm and second the price is steeeep.
Price: $50 for 1.18 oz
Finish: Soft glow
SPF: 100% mineral / 10% zinc oxide
Shades Available: 3
Coverage: Sheer
✔ 100% mineral ✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ vegan ✔ cruelty free ✔ phenoxyethanol free
Ingredient caution: contains titanium dioxide, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Dimethicone
Yensa Skin on Skin BC Foundation SPF 40
I know this is a foundation, but hear me out, because an SPF foundation is sooo rare in the clean beauty world and I just KNOW someone out there is looking for a full coverage foundation that acts as a moisturizer and sunscreen in one. So instead of using a separate moisturizer, sunscreen and foundation this tackles all three steps. Yensa is inspired by its founders Asian heritage and has black sesame oil, black seaweed, black rice, black tea, nettle and Korean black raspberry.
The only thing I don’t like about their foundation is homosalate is used as the UV barrier and it’s not the cleanest product (and the one sunscreen that isn’t mineral in this list). But what it lacks in purity it makes up for in performance. It’s got such a light silky consistency but provides amaaazing coverage that allows it to double as a concealer.
Price: $42 for 1 oz
Finish: Natural
SPF: Homosalate
Shades Available: 16
Coverage: Full coverage
✔ synthetic fragrance-free ✔ vegan ✔ cruelty free
Ingredient caution: contains Titanium Dioxide, Homosalate, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin
Use OBL10 for 10% off
Andrea is a clean beauty expert from Los Angeles, California with 10 years of experience in natural skincare and organic living. She writes for Organic Beauty Lover using her expertise to guide readers in choosing the best clean products. Andrea graduated from the University of Southern California in 2012 and has worked at multiple skincare companies, big and small. Connect with her @organicbeautylover.
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