Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection: Guru Score 89%

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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"My favorite refind in the mineral category has been Colorescience. This is their original Sunforgettable. Love this mineral sunscreen. I had totally forgotten about it and retried it again this year. It is moisturizing. It is a mineral sunscreen, non-irritating and SPF 50."

All 4 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"My favorite refind in the mineral category has been Colorescience. This is their original Sunforgettable. Love this mineral sunscreen. I had totally forgotten about it and retried it again this year. It is moisturizing. It is a mineral sunscreen, non-irritating and SPF 50."

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"I was really wanting to pick up the original and it's slightly white when it goes on, but it blends in to my skin beautifully with no white cast."

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"The Colorscience mineral sunscreen has been an all-time favorite for me. This is SPF 50 PA4 pluses and it does have a slight tint. It's one of the few tinted mineral sunscreens that really looks nice on my skin. It blends in beautifully. I had kind of forgotten about it and I decided to retry it this year in search of a tinted mineral sunscreen because I have been so stuck on untinted. This is an all-time favorite, highly recommend. If you're looking for a slightly tinted sunscreen and you don't mind a little bit of glow, you're going to love this. I actually am going to buy their untinted one. I haven't used that in ages, but as I remember, I really like that too, and it hardly left any white cast."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

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"This is a very lightweight sunscreen and I've never had issues. It's honestly one of the best tinted sunscreens I've ever used because it looks realistic. It looks skin-like. If you just want that light to medium coverage, then this is where you could stop. Or you could just keep applying more if you have more problem areas in terms of discoloration or redness. I like when my freckles and my imperfections still shine through because it just keeps my skin looking fresh and skin-like and it just gives that perfect no makeup makeup look. Using a tinted sunscreen just allows your skin to breathe a lot more, especially in the summer months."

All 2 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash

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"Now this is the one from color science you don't need to go out and pick this up just for your hands use your face sunscreens on your hands"

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"This is a very lightweight sunscreen and I've never had issues. It's honestly one of the best tinted sunscreens I've ever used because it looks realistic. It looks skin-like. If you just want that light to medium coverage, then this is where you could stop. Or you could just keep applying more if you have more problem areas in terms of discoloration or redness. I like when my freckles and my imperfections still shine through because it just keeps my skin looking fresh and skin-like and it just gives that perfect no makeup makeup look. Using a tinted sunscreen just allows your skin to breathe a lot more, especially in the summer months."

Nipun Kapur

409k subs

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"I 100% recommend the Color Science Color Science Sunforgetable Mineral Sunscreen"

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

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"I love the Colorescience Flex sunscreen, I love the Total Eye care sunscreen, and their powder sunscreen is excellent too."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

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"I really like Colorescience SPF 50. It's a tinted sunscreen. It's ideally mineral because it's zinc oxide which is anti-inflammatory, and it has to be reef safe with no other irritants in the product."

All 3 takes from Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"I really like the Colorescience one, it's tinted but if you wanted an invisible one, this is insinkable."

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"I do love Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection, so it's mineral SPF 50 and it's tinted. I recommend that one."

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"I really like Colorescience SPF 50. It's a tinted sunscreen. It's ideally mineral because it's zinc oxide which is anti-inflammatory, and it has to be reef safe with no other irritants in the product."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.72M subs

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"I love one by Colorescience. It is a mineral sunscreen for the body which is relatively rare to find but it is a really nice one and it comes in different shades as well. They also have a bronzed version so if you're at the beach and you want to feel like a bronze statue, the Colorescience bronzed body sunscreen is an interesting one to go for."

All 2 takes from Dr. Shereene Idriss

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"I love one by Colorescience. It is a mineral sunscreen for the body which is relatively rare to find but it is a really nice one and it comes in different shades as well. They also have a bronzed version so if you're at the beach and you want to feel like a bronze statue, the Colorescience bronzed body sunscreen is an interesting one to go for."

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"Colorscience has a great SPF 50, it is a physical blocker. I love it. It's easy to apply and it doesn't irritate my eyes."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

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"Colorescience has become like a BB cream makeup for me. I'm actually wearing it most days over a layer of sunscreen because it looks so good on the skin, but I don't put a full two milligrams per centimeter squared of it on, I use it more for decorative purposes."

All 3 takes from Dr Dray

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"Colorescience has become like a BB cream makeup for me. I'm actually wearing it most days over a layer of sunscreen because it looks so good on the skin, but I don't put a full two milligrams per centimeter squared of it on, I use it more for decorative purposes."

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"The Colorescience Sunforgettable Mineral Face Shield is another tinted sunscreen that I have always recommended and really love."

The Budget Dermatologist

723k subs

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"This is a top luxury sunscreen pick of mine, but they are expensive when it is full price. I know you've seen me mention this one in several of my videos over time on my channel. This one has a really good concentration of iron oxides in it, which is going to help give you full spectrum UV protection, and that's especially important for people with hyperpigmentation or melasma. So this is a really good option. They actually have several different types of their Unforgettable line. This is their Face Shield. It is tinted and comes in one shade. Then they have the Glow, which gives you a nice glowy finish. And then there is the Flex, which comes in four shades and really can blend into several different kind of shade ranges."

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All 3 takes from The Budget Dermatologist

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"This is a top luxury sunscreen pick of mine, but they are expensive when it is full price. I know you've seen me mention this one in several of my videos over time on my channel. This one has a really good concentration of iron oxides in it, which is going to help give you full spectrum UV protection, and that's especially important for people with hyperpigmentation or melasma. So this is a really good option. They actually have several different types of their Unforgettable line. This is their Face Shield. It is tinted and comes in one shade. Then they have the Glow, which gives you a nice glowy finish. And then there is the Flex, which comes in four shades and really can blend into several different kind of shade ranges."

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"Colorscience Sunforgettable Total Protection is an amazing product and a holy grail for sunscreen use. It uses iron oxides to give it a tint."

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"These are really great, tinted all mineral. They are really great because they give you good protection and iron oxides, which are great for melasma prone skin. I think they come in several shades. They blend in quickly so easy to wear. They are a little more pricey. I do not use it like as my number one every day because they get expensive. But you can almost always always find these for 25 maybe 30% off during sales of the year. I love to wear this on no makeup days where I just want a nice little glowy look."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection?

A tinted mineral body sunscreen with SPF 50 and iron oxides, designed to provide broad-spectrum UV protection while evening out skin tone.

Is Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection worth it?

Yes. All 8 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 89%.

What is Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection's Guru Score?

Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection holds a Guru Score of 89%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.