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Best mineral sunscreen for face
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Discover the best mineral sunscreens for your face from Drunk Elephant, Ultra Violette, Kinship, Kinfield, Ava Isa, Pipette and more.

Editor’s Picks: 18 of the Best Mineral Sunscreens for Your Face

Your guide to complexion protection.

Mineral sunscreens used to have a bad reputation for feeling heavy, looking greasy, and leaving your face with a white cast. But they’ve come a long way. Today’s formulations are on par with their chemical counterparts, with sheer and lightweight textures that your skin will love.

Need another reason to go mineral? Zinc oxide is the single most effective UV filter that we have available in North America, since it provides extensive protection against both UVA and UVB rays.1 That means it’s the best way to prevent not only sunburn, but also wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and other forms of sun-induced skin aging. 

But not all mineral sunscreens are created equal—and that’s why I created this guide. Read on to find out exactly what to look for, and the best products I’ve found.

The Best Mineral Sunscreens for Face of 2024

Best mineral sunscreen for face

As a beauty editor, I’ve tested and evaluated mineral sunscreens from a range of brands. These are my top picks for every preference:

Best Lightweight

Best Non-Whitening

Best for Acne-Prone Skin

Best for Oily Skin

Best for Sensitive Skin

Best Moisturizing

Best Priming

Best Luminizing

Best Oil-Free

Best Clean Beauty

Best Budget

Best Water-Resistant

For more details on each formula, read on.

Best Lightweight

Kinship Self Reflect Probiotic Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 32

Kinship Self Reflect Probiotic Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 32

Anyone who dreads applying a heavy, greasy sunscreen needs to give Kinship Self Reflect Probiotic Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 32 a try. It was specifically formulated to be lightweight, non-greasy, and easy to rub in.

This sunscreen protects your skin with 22.4% zinc oxide. Plus, it contains natural turmeric and iron oxides, which give it a barely-there tint. It’s invisible on most skin tones, and has a subtly glowy finish that blurs imperfections. It also has probiotics to help support a healthy skin barrier, and no silicones.

  • Pros: Lightweight, blurs imperfections
  • Cons: May be comedogenic for some people

Kinship reviewer: “Lightweight, non-greasy, balancing, moisturizing and effective. Need I say more. It also acts as a primer with a little sheen to it under my makeup, which is awesome. I hate SPFs because they are either too thick, too greasy, leave a white cast or smell. This smells so good! Like vanilla. I have dry, sensitive skin with hormonal acne on my chin area and this never broke me out and it was super moisturizing.”