Mineral UV filter
Not a fluorochemicalTreatments and actives. Also written zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, mineral sunscreen, physical sunscreen.
Sun protection from a mineral particle that sits on the skin, rather than from an organic molecule that absorbs light.
The mineral is not a fluorochemical. The PFAS question in cosmetics is about other ingredients in the same formula, polyperfluoromethylisopropyl ether and the PTFE sometimes used as a texturiser among them, so a mineral filter answers the UV question and not the whole label.
Nothing applied, nothing to disclose
All 95 graded products recording a mineral UV filter carry no coating or finish in their materials, so there is no disclosure split to report for this term. 95 graded consumer products across 8 categories record a mineral UV filter in their published materials, and none of them is recorded as carrying a coating or finish, according to PFAS Authority's October 2026 spec sheet decoder edition.
How those 95 products graded on our rubric
These are model-based estimates, not laboratory tests, scored on one public rubric. Read the spread against the categories underneath it rather than as a verdict on a mineral UV filter in the abstract, because the rubric gives every category a baseline and a term concentrated in one category will carry that category’s spread with it.
Median grade 75 out of 100, across 8 categories.
| Grade | Products | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | 95 | 100% |
| Good | 0 | 0% |
| Poor | 0 | 0% |
| Bad | 0 | 0% |
Where a mineral UV filter turns up
The 6 categories holding the most of it, out of 8. Each one links to the live ranking for that category, best graded first.
Best graded with a mineral UV filter
One per category, best first, so the list is not five of the same thing.
- bareMinerals Original Talc-Free Pressed Powder Foundation Mineral SPF 15Pressed Powder100 · Excellent
- Mina Alkaline Water Filter PitcherWater Filters95 · Excellent
- Mist Chrome Shower FilterShower Filters95 · Excellent
- AbhyētiLepam Blue Tansy Centella Vit D Booster SPF 70 PA++++Sunscreen75 · Excellent
- Honest Beauty Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20Foundation75 · Excellent
Worst graded with a mineral UV filter
One per category, worst first. A low grade here is usually something else on the product, not the term.
- Vanicream Sunscreen, Broad Spectrum SPF 50+Sunscreen75 · Excellent
- Suave Women's Antiperspirant Deodorant Fresh Scent 2.6 oz Twin PackDeodorant75 · Excellent
- NYX Professional Makeup SPF 30 Vanilla Bean Butter GlossLip Balm & Long-Wear Lipstick75 · Excellent
- Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Face Moisturizer with SPF 30Moisturizer75 · Excellent
- Honest Beauty Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20Foundation75 · Excellent
Decode a whole listing instead
A product usually names several of these at once, and the one that matters is rarely the one in the title. Paste the full materials line into the decoder and it will pick out every term it recognises, the most open-ended first.
Other treatments and actives
Edition 2026-10-08, read from 11,337 graded products carrying a material string, and frozen at that date. A term is matched against the material and construction string recorded for each product, written from its published materials, specification and ingredient list rather than from a laboratory test. Products count under every term they match, so the totals across terms overlap. Found something wrong? Tell us.