8 Best Mineral Sunscreens to Protect Skin

Australian Gold’s SPF uses a both zinc oxide and titanium dioxide to shield skin from the sun. This sunscreen offers a grease-free finish and strongly protects against UV rays. Not only does it actually smell good (95 % of GH Beauty Lab testers agreed it had a pleasant scent), but it also scored perfectly for preventing sunburn and near the top for not being oily or irritating and for its “smooth” feel.

• SPF 50
• Active ingredients: Zinc Oxide (4%), Titanium Dioxide (4%)
• Water resistance: 80 minutes
• Price per ounce: ~$2.73

Not only is this GH Beauty Lab test-winning Coppertone sunscreen extremely affordable, but it’s also fragrance-free, hypoallergenic and uses high levels of pure zinc oxide as its active ingredient. Users found it easy to apply and moisturizing and the formula tallied near-perfect marks for effectively protecting skin from the sun. It also rinsed off well and didn’t stain clothing. “Skin did not feel dried out like some other sunscreens,” a tester noted.

• SPF 50
• Active ingredients: Zinc Oxide (24.8%)
• Water resistance: 80 minutes
• Price per ounce: ~$1.66