Clinique

Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face SPF 50.

Sunscreen

About this product

A lightweight mineral sunscreen fluid with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, formulated for sensitive skin and designed to protect the face with SPF 50.

Full ingredients

Titanium Dioxide (6.3%), Zinc Oxide (4.0%), Water, Dimethicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Polydiethylsiloxane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Diethylhexyl Succinate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Silica, Laureth-4, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone Silylate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Isostearic Acid, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491),Iron Oxides (Ci 77492)

Guru Score

60%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

1Yay

0Mixed

2Nay

What the gurus are saying

This sunscreen's white cast is significant enough that reviewers needed heavy makeup coverage to wear it visibly, and it leaves a glowy finish that persists under makeup throughout the day. One expert praised its lightweight formula, but two found the trade-offs (white cast, glossiness, and $28 price for 30ml) outweighed the benefit that skin felt comfortable underneath. The dimethicone does soothe, yet for most testers this wasn't enough to overcome the cosmetic downsides.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take July 2024

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

SunscreenLiquid

Key actives

SPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.22M subs

~Nay

"I'm not sure how they're achieving SPF50 with 6.3% titanium dioxide and 4% zinc oxide. Usually we need about 17% to even hope for a pass in the strict testing houses. Plus it's got lth 4 in it, which is five out of five on the comedogenic scale. It has no other good actives in it either. And it costs $20 for 30ml. So for me this is going to be a minus 4 out of 10."

Dr. Somji Skin

359k subs

~Yay

"You've got the Clinique mineral SPF 50 which is actually quite nice because it's a lightweight formulation. It's something that can be easily reapplied, and that's my main theme that I always talk about with sunscreens, because the effectiveness of sunscreens isn't about whether it's mineral or chemical or what ingredients it has. It's about how many times you apply it and whether you're consistent with it. There's no point having a nice sunscreen that you only wear once a week because you're not going to get any benefit from it."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

~Nay

"It says it's for sensitive skin, it costs 28 dollars for 30 mils. [...] It has titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. It starts out a bit greasy but then it does dry down, but it's glowy, it is uber glowy, and it leaves a super duper white cast, so much so that I had to really cover this up later with makeup and a lot of makeup. I went in with my Jones Road and after that that still wasn't enough, and then I had to use a powder foundation because it was so glowy. [...] My skin felt great throughout the day and it actually looked pretty well after I'd put all the makeup on, but when the makeup wore off throughout the day, which it always does with me, I was left with the white cast. Unfortunately this just did not work. I thought it was a bit on the pricey side. For me I gave it a one out of five, and it only got a one because my skin felt really good, which I think is from the dimethicone, but this was just another one that was not a winner."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Clinique Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face SPF 50?

A lightweight mineral sunscreen fluid with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, formulated for sensitive skin and designed to protect the face with SPF 50.

Is Clinique Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face SPF 50 worth it?

The gurus are split. 1 of the 3 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 60%.

What is Clinique Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face SPF 50's Guru Score?

Clinique Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 60%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.