Zinc Oxide
A mineral UV filter that physically shields against the broadest span of UVA and UVB of any single sunscreen ingredient, and one of the gentlest on reactive skin. The trade-off is cosmetic — a white cast that formulators work hard to minimize.
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Zinc Oxide by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 187 products formulated with zinc oxide, and it's strongly concentrated in sunscreens — 138 products, 74% of where it shows up. Those products average a 77/100 formulation score — well above the catalog norm — topping out with SkinBetter Science sunbetter TONE SMART SPF 68 at 89/100.
73 formulas containing zinc oxide clear our 80/100 standout threshold. Its most frequent formulation partners are Titanium Dioxide (65 shared formulas) and Iron Oxides (47 shared formulas). The median price of a zinc oxide product here is $25.
zinc oxide across the catalog.
48 products with zinc oxide
