Colorescience Total Protection Face Shield for dry skin
Zinc Oxide
Titanium Dioxide
Antioxidants
Vitamin E
Camellia Sinensis ExtractHigh
- HighDry Skin Fit
- HighEffectiveness
- ExcellentSafety
A great choice for dry skin; a few sunscreens fit it even better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Highly suitable for your dry skin as sodium hyaluronate and glycerin provide excellent hydration, while caprylic capric triglyceride offers emollient benefits to combat dryness and flakiness.
- The high concentration of zinc oxide ensures robust UV protection, a key benefit for maintaining skin health.
- The formula is safe for your dry skin, featuring soothing ingredients like glycerin and tocopherol vitamin E with no harsh or irritating components.
How to apply
- Apply this sunscreen during your AM routine every morning. Reapply every two hours when exposed to the sun.
- Apply the sunscreen as the final step in your morning routine after your moisturizer.
- Gently smooth a nickel-sized amount over your face and neck, avoiding harsh rubbing.
- Apply the sunscreen on clean, dry skin to ensure even protection and absorption.
- Avoid the immediate eye area and do a patch test before first use.
People Say
★4.7Overall rating based on 6.6k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this product is highly regarded for its lightweight, non-comedogenic formula that adapts to various skin tones and offers excellent mineral-based SPF 50 protection. Users with sensitive, oily, and blemish-prone skin find it gentle, effective at evening skin tone, blurring imperfections, and providing a natural, non-greasy finish without causing breakouts.
Highlights
Blends seamlessly Mostly Mentioned
- “smooths out into a perfect match”
- “effortlessly blends into your skin tone”
- “seamlessly adapt to different skin tones”
- “adjusting to my skin tone, is a game changer”
Lightweight and non-greasy Mostly Mentioned
- “feels light and gives you that dewy finish”
- “combats the usual greasiness”
- “feels lightweight and comfortable”
- “doesn't feel heavy on the skin”
Evens skin tone Often Mentioned
- “leaving the skin looking radiant and even-toned”
- “gives as much coverage as a foundation”
- “evens out the tone”
- “moderate-high level of coverage to even the skin tone”
Safe for sensitive skin Sometimes Noted
- “suitable for sensitive skin”
- “didn't break me out”
- “tolerated by sensitive and breakout-prone skin”
- “won't clog pores”
High price point Sometimes Noted
- “may appear more costly”
- “I wish it was a bit cheaper”
- “Price point is a bit high”
Transfers to clothes Sometimes Noted
- “this base does transfer”
- “it transfer to clothes”
- “transfers easily to collars”
Slight white cast Rarely Noted
- “Slight white cast”
- “can leave a slight white cast”
- “takes a bit of rubbing to get rid of the white cast”
Slightly sticky feel Rarely Noted
- “takes a while to set and feels a little sticky”
- “feels a little sticky before it dries down”
- “takes a few minutes to fully absorb”
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Questions and answers
What makes Colorescience Face Shield a great fit for dry skin?
Colorescience Total Protection Face Shield is a great fit for dry skin because ingredients like sodium hyaluronate and glycerin provide deep hydration, while caprylic capric triglyceride smooths and softens flaky areas. Additionally, vitamin E and zinc oxide help soothe the skin and protect it from UV damage without causing irritation.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Life, 2023
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for dry skin?
Sodium hyaluronate and glycerin make this cream a great fit for dry skin by drawing in deep moisture, while caprylic capric triglyceride softens and smooths to combat flakes. Tocopherol vitamin E also helps soothe dry skin with a very safe and gentle feel.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Life, 2023
What does Zinc Oxide do for dry skin?
Zinc oxide is unlikely to help dry skin on its own, because repeated use of this ingredient may increase water loss and lead to a scaly appearance. A product for dry skin needs extra ingredients that lock in moisture and soothe the skin.
What does Titanium Dioxide do for dry skin?
Titanium dioxide sits on top of dry skin to block UV rays without sinking in or clogging pores. A product of this type needs rich, moisturizing ingredients like shea butter to keep dry skin soft and comfortable.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2000Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, 2001
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for dry skin?
This spf goes in the morning as the final step of your skincare routine, right after your moisturizer. It helps protect your dry skin from the sun while keeping it soft and comfortable.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this spf in the morning after your retinol routine or moisturizer, as it is safe and provides strong UV protection for dry skin. Using a hydrating moisturizer before your spf helps keep dry skin soft and smooth during the day.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Life, 2023
How often should I use this cream?
Use this sunscreen every morning as the final step in your daytime routine. Applying it daily helps protect your dry skin from UV rays while keeping it hydrated and soft.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2023Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?
This sunscreen is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts for dry skin. Its formula avoids harsh components and relies on hydrating and soothing ingredients that keep dry skin calm and comfortable.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 2023Alpha-tocopherol loaded nanostructured lipid carrier gel provided enhanced moisturizing and anti-aging properties in human volunteers over 12 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Tocopherol succinate-loaded ethosomal gel increased skin deposition, stability, moisture, and mechanical properties in 13 human subjects compared to a control gel over 12 weeks.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022Topical 0.5% hyaluronic-ZnO nanogel applied twice daily reduced inflammatory-lesion counts by 58% at week four in human subjects compared to baseline without causing erythema.
Biomedicines, 2025Nels cream achieved a similar reduction in inflammatory and noninflammatory lesion counts compared to 5% benzoyl peroxide in acne vulgaris patients, but caused significantly fewer side-effects such as peeling and dryness.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2000Topically applied coated and uncoated zinc oxide nanoparticles under flexing and massage are retained in the stratum corneum with no significant penetration into the viable epidermis and no cellular toxicity in human skin.
Nanomedicine, 2016Microfine titanium dioxide does not penetrate human skin when formulated in an oil-in-water emulsion with the pigment dispersed in the aqueous phase, compared to oily dispersions and liposomal encapsulation which allow deeper skin penetration.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2000Replacing microsized titanium dioxide and zinc oxide with nanoparticles in sunscreens eliminates opaqueness and alters UV protection balance while inducing (photo)cyto- and genotoxicity and penetrating viable skin layers during long-term exposures.
Nanotechnology, Science and Applications, 2011Microfine zinc oxide and titanium dioxide do not penetrate the stratum corneum of porcine skin in vitro, indicating that their use in sunscreens does not pose a health risk from internal exposure.
Toxicology in Vitro, 2006Topical application of an antioxidant serum containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented particulate matter-induced degradation of extracellular matrix components, inflammation, and oxidative stress in the skin of 15 female volunteers compared to untreated controls.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Dermatological products containing d-alpha tocopheryl acetate showed non-comedogenic potential with less than a 50% increase in microcomedones in 12 healthy male subjects compared to octyl palmitate.
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021Topical application of an antioxidant mix containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented PM and UV-induced skin barrier perturbation, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory markers, MMP9 activation, and Type I collagen loss in 15 healthy females compared to untreated exposed skin.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Topical green tea extract significantly improved clinical symptoms, tear breakup times, and meibomian gland health compared to standard treatment in patients with dry eye and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017Topical low-dose green tea extract reduces UVB-induced p53 expression and apoptosis in human skin keratinocytes compared to placebo.
Experimental Dermatology, 2009An anti-acne hydrogel containing Aloe barbadensis, Garcinia mangostana, and Camellia sinensis extracts showed superior antiacne and antiblotch activities compared to 1% clindamycin gel in sixty subjects with mild-moderate acne.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019
Ingredients
Zinc Oxide, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol Vitamin E, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium Edta
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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