MERIT

Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broadspectrum SPF 45.

Sunscreen

About this product

A tinted mineral sunscreen with broad-spectrum SPF 45 that provides sheer coverage while evening out skin tone.

Full ingredients

Water, Propanediol, C13-15 Alkane, Isoamyl Laurate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, C15-19 Alkane, Coco-Caprylate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Magnesium Sulfate, Diglycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Quaternium-90 Bentonite, Hydroxyacetophenone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Lauroyl Lysine, Triethyl Citrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Cellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglycerin-3, Polyglycerin-4, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499)

Guru Score

68%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

1Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

Blends in smoothly without tugging
Covers full face with minimal product

What they flagged

High maintenance to apply
Pricey for the size

What the gurus are saying

Experts split sharply on application. Some found it spreading beautifully with elegant, sophisticated pigments that even skin tone without feeling heavy or makeup-y, and drying to a lovely, non-oily finish. Others experienced it applying streaky with a chalky appearance settling into creases, especially concerning on deeper skin tones. At $38, the price is hard to justify for such a high-maintenance formula.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take July 2025

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

Vitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Yay

"The pigments used in the Uniform are much more elegant, much more sophisticated pigments. They're just not as heavy as the ones used in the E.L.F. Putting this on at an eighth of a teaspoon, I really thought it looked great. There weren't any problems with rubbing it in anywhere. It covered my entire face. And it feels really, really nice. It doesn't feel heavy. It doesn't feel greasy. The pigments don't look heavy. It doesn't look like a mask of makeup, and it looks still very sheer, but yet it evens out my skin tone, covers up my redness, makes my skin look better than it is, and I like the finish on it as well. It's not super shiny. After about 15 minutes, this does dry back and set, and so my face doesn't feel oily and greasy all day long. It just feels like I have on one of my favorite sunscreens that has dry and set and feels really nice. I'm using it in shade 22, Oak Bisque. And this is a perfect shade match for me. This feels lightweight. It doesn't feel greasy at all. It feels beautiful going on the skin. It is just gorgeous. The skin tint is lightweight and lovely. It color corrects a little bit, but you can still see your skin through it. It definitely isn't makeupy at all. This one just blew me away with how good it is as a standalone sunscreen."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Nay

"It just doesn't spread really well. It goes on a little streaky. I've had it on for about an hour and in my opinion, it still looks horrible if I'm being perfectly honest. It settles quite a bit in the crease of your eyelids and it just stays really streaky. Up close, it has a bit of a powdery matte finish to it. It's not oily or anything, it's more on the powdery side, but if you look really close, it just looks really obvious. I don't think it's a problem with the shade being wrong. I just think it looks bad. And I think if you have a deeper skin tone and you go for their deeper shades, you're gonna run into that same issue where it looks more like chalky paint. For $38, I think that's pretty steep for this amount of headache. This is a high maintenance sunscreen to work with."

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is MERIT Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broadspectrum SPF 45?

A tinted mineral sunscreen with broad-spectrum SPF 45 that provides sheer coverage while evening out skin tone.

Is MERIT Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broadspectrum SPF 45 worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is MERIT Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broadspectrum SPF 45's Guru Score?

MERIT Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broadspectrum SPF 45 holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.