Daily Facial Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40 — Reddit Reviews
by Trader Joe's
Updated September 22, 2026
20.4% zinc oxide mineral SPF 40 with a matte finish; minimal cast.
What the community says
A zinc oxide-heavy mineral SPF that dries down matte and sits well under makeup. It’s the one people with rosacea, sensitive skin, or oily faces keep repurchasing. The trade-off is a bit of cast and a silicone-heavy feel.
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Real Reddit threads — 40 mentions across 8 threads
Trader Joe's Daily Facial Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40 on Reddit, in one place — 8 threads from r/30PlusSkinCare, r/Rosacea and 1 more, summarized.
“I love to use both the trader Joe's SPF 40 (50ml) and the biore UV kids SPF 50+ PA+++ (70ml) for a water resistant sunscreen.”
Positive
“again, almost no cast on me, which leads me to believe that they are also using nano zinc Oxide.”
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“both are beautiful formulas.”
Positive
“none of these contain fragrance and they are alcohol-free.”
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“the trader Joe's sunscreen would probably be the easiest for Americans to get.”
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“I like the trader joe's one in the mint-colored bottle. It's very affordable.”
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“Trader Joe's oil-free mineral face sunscreen (in the baby blue box) SPF 40. It keeps my skin from looking oily and no issues with breakouts”
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“Never had breakouts on this one.”
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“Trader Joe’s mineral face spf applies like a thin lotion”
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“they accept returns if you don’t like it”
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“I've heard a lot of good things about Trader Joe's mineral sunscreen”
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“The Trader Joe's mineral sunscreen is very matte and very minimal white cast!”
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“coming from an already oily girl.”
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“The Trader Joe's mineral sunscreen is very matte”
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“4. Trader Joe's Daily Facial Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40.”
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“Little to no fragrance in the last three.”
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“The finishes I get are all copacetic with different skincare underneath them; and they're also compatible with the makeup I wear over them.”
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“Trader Joe’s mineral spf-ok? Felt pretty silconey but I think it’s fine”
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“the Trader Joe's one felt like it was suffocating my skin even when it looked fine”
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“i had to stop most minerals too, they just sit on my face and piss it off by the end of the day.”
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Daily Facial Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40
40 mentions
OriginalDaily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40
102 mentions
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