Alastin HydraTint Pro Mineral Sunscreen SPF 36: Guru Score 70%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"The Alastin HydraTint Pro is almost $80 for a sunscreen, but people rave about the finish of it that it's glowy but not too greasy. And for a lot of people, it also has that perfect tint where it blends well with their skin tone. So it also doubles for them as makeup. It just checks so many boxes in one product."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Mixed

"I love how it looks, but I'm just not sure about the UVA coverage. And I gave it a three out of five under makeup."

All 3 takes from HotandFlashy

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"I love how it looks on my skin. I love how it plays with makeup. My only problem with it is the amount of zinc in it. It's a little low for me, but it's not super low. It's 3.4%. This one also does contain titanium dioxide which mainly covers UVB and half the UVA spectrum. And the zinc really is there to do double duty on one half of the UVA spectrum and then it's the only thing in there for the other half of the UVA spectrum. So it's not like you're not getting any UVA protection."

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"It looks very natural. I can just put it on and go. My only problem with it is that it does make my skin feel dry by the end of the day and it does kind of kick up some skin flakes here and there, and so it makes my makeup look a little bit ruffled up and rough by the end of the day, which I don't 100% love about it. So I don't reach for it all the time. When I first saw it and thought saw the price I was like yikes, that's expensive. I think it's like $78, but it's such a big tube."

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"I love how it looks, but I'm just not sure about the UVA coverage. And I gave it a three out of five under makeup."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Yay

"Alastin is a very fancy dermatologist recommended sunscreen and skincare brand. [...] This is a broadspectrum SPF 36 that is supposed to be a super hydrator. It's $65, but it is a slightly larger size which we normally don't see from luxury beauty, this is actually 2.6 ounces. It is a tinted formula, and their whole thing is that it's supposed to be super hydrating, absorbent into the skin, and beautiful."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Nay

"The Elastin Hydra Tint sunscreen was not a win for me whatsoever. It's [...] sixty dollars for an SPF 36 sunscreen, water resistant forty minutes, a daily facial moisturizer with a tint. The tint was orange for me, very orange. The product peeled no matter what I did and I got a lot of pilling. I do not see that [...] the price point justifies the [...] product. [...] It was an epic fail for me."

All 3 takes from Dr Dray

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"The Elastin Hydra Tint sunscreen was not a win for me whatsoever. It's [...] sixty dollars for an SPF 36 sunscreen, water resistant forty minutes, a daily facial moisturizer with a tint. The tint was orange for me, very orange. The product peeled no matter what I did and I got a lot of pilling. I do not see that [...] the price point justifies the [...] product. [...] It was an epic fail for me."

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"I give this sunscreen [...] a three out of five, it's not the best sunscreen I've ever used, it's not the worst sunscreen I've ever used. It's not inexpensive either, it's sixty dollars for 3.2 ounces. I don't know that I would repurchase it because while it's good [...] I don't think it's superior to many others I've tried, many of which are a lot more affordable."

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"I reviewed the Elastin Hydrotint, a tinted mineral sunscreen I've gotten a lot of requests to review. I finally gave it a go, and [...] maybe I'm getting too snobby when it comes to tinted sunscreens, but for the price point I was kind of underwhelmed. I gave it like a three out of five, not bad, but I don't know, not worth it in my opinion. One thing I didn't care for about the Elastin product too is the packaging kind of leaks all over the place, and that's annoying."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Alastin HydraTint Pro Mineral Sunscreen SPF 36?

A tinted mineral sunscreen with SPF 36 and 40 minutes of water resistance, designed to provide sun protection with a glowing finish and enough coverage to wear alone.

Is Alastin HydraTint Pro Mineral Sunscreen SPF 36 worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.

What is Alastin HydraTint Pro Mineral Sunscreen SPF 36's Guru Score?

Alastin HydraTint Pro Mineral Sunscreen SPF 36 holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.