Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50.

Q: Is Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

Q: What is Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50's Guru Score?

Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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About this product

A tinted mineral sunscreen with SPF 50, sold in several shades, designed to protect skin from the sun while adding a light tint.

Full ingredients

Alumina, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Hexyl Laurate, Iron Oxides, Panthenol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Porphyra Umbilicalis (Red Algae) Extract, Silica, Squalane, Stearic Acid, Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate*, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Water (Aqua)

Guru Score

82%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Its primer-like finish, which smooths pores and sits nicely under makeup, is what the gurus keep coming back to, and several picked it for oily or combination skin. However, it can feel thick and drying by day's end, so it may not suit dry skin, and for those with eczema, it has caused burning and irritation. Mixing it with a hydrating sunscreen may help take the edge off the dryness.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

What they liked

Primer-like, smoothing finish under makeup
Matte finish, great for oily skin
Excellent value for three ounces

What they flagged

Can feel drying, especially in winter
Causes irritation and eczema flares for some
Thicker texture may look heavy under some foundations

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

Vitamin ESqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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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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HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"This is a fantastic all-around sunscreen, one of the very few that you can wear to the beach, to the pool, doing your sports, and also every day with your makeup on over the top. It is a beautiful sunscreen that acts primer-like under makeup. If you have enlarged pores and or oily skin, combo skin, normal skin, this is going to be the sunscreen for you because it smooths your pores, it smooths your skin, it looks so beautiful under makeup because it does have that primer-like smoothing going on."

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"This one is the Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50, this is also a tinted mineral sunscreen and this one is an SPF 50. I mix about 3/4 of this with 1/4 of this because the tint on this tends to be a little bit light for my skin tone and in this one I use the medium to tan and so that darkens this one up so that it's a perfect tint for me. And these are perfect together on a day when like I don't want to wear any makeup."

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"It's a lot thicker, it's a lot more pigmented. If you have more things to cover, if you have enlarged pores and you want to put on something matte, this is very smoothing on the skin, but I do find it a little bit drying at the end of the day. [...] The only caveat that I have about this one is that the zinc oxide percentage on this is a little bit low for my preference if you're going to spend the whole day out in the sun."

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"Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50 comes in four different shades so hopefully you can find a shade match. This one is much thicker and can be a little bit drying on the skin, so I don't recommend this one for people with dry skin, but it's very primer like and works great under makeup."

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"I mix the Australian Gold Botanical Tinted SPF 50 with the EltaMD sunscreen. The Australian Gold has more of a matte finish and is a little bit thicker. It can be a little bit drying, but when mixed with the hydrating EltaMD sunscreen, it works well for my skin. I just add a little bit of the Australian Gold to darken up the color and take down the shine of the EltaMD."

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"This is the most economical sunscreen out of everything I'm showing here today. This was the winner of my sunscreen testing a few years ago and it's been one of my holy grails ever since. I do use the EltaMD and the R.R.E.D. a lot more than I use the Australian Gold mainly because this one is a little bit thicker, a little bit heavier, and it's more for combo to oily skin because it can be a little drying, whereas the others are better for drier skin because they are hydrating."

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"For people with more oily or acne prone skin, I recommend the Australian Gold Botanical SPF 50. This is also a tinted mineral sunscreen. This one comes in three shades."

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"A lot of you guys are using this and you love it. This sunscreen is going to be much better for people with normal to combo skin. People with dry skin tend to find it a little bit drying. This is another tinted all mineral sunscreen. This one is eighty minutes water resistant. It has that SPF 50. This one is like a thicker, more cream texture so it does sit a little bit heavier on the skin, but it does rub in beautifully. It comes in three different shades."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

✓Yay

"You can get this by Australian Gold All mineral Botanical tinted, this one is amazing and it also comes in a couple different shades which is an added benefit, and it finishes really similarly to the EltaMD, less than half the price."

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"My favorite drugstore sunscreen is this Australian Gold Botanical, the tinted SPF 50. I love the sunscreen. I have a whole video on this. I have this recommended in a lot of my other videos in my routines. I show it and talk about it all the time. [...] This is the light to medium. It comes in several different shades. It's all mineral and has zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in it and it has iron oxides obviously because it's tinted."

Dr. Sam Ellis

898k subs

✓Yay

"This is one of my top sunscreen recommendations especially for my teenage patients who are just starting to become oily. A lot of times they're also starting to have their first breakouts and they want to start wearing makeup but maybe they're not really ready for a full-on foundation, so using a tinted sunscreen like this that also offers some oil control is a nice balance."

Mad About Skin

732k subs

✓Yay

"When we talk about tinted sunscreens, the Australian Gold tinted is a really good one. [...] I do love that one."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Nay

"This particular sunscreen aggravates my skin. It's too matte for me and it aggravates my skin. I have eczema and it triggers eczema flares, I get irritation from it, I cannot use it. Part of me also thinks it may be related to the kakadu plum in the formula, I'm not entirely sure, but I've tried it numerous times over the years and it does not work for me."

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"I would love to love this, but for whatever reason it irritates my skin. [...] I always found this product, or their tinted sunscreen, to be very drying. It looks like this one doesn't have the ingredient I always thought was irritating my skin, so maybe that's changed, but the price on these isn't bad, 13.99 to 13.69 for three ounces, which is significantly less expensive than the Neutrogena one."

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"I got a lot of irritation from the Australian Gold Botanic Tinted Mineral Sunscreen. I tried it again a few years later and it was the same experience for me. [...] I know it's a holy grail for so many people, but for me, [...] the two times I tried it, for a couple of weeks each time, I just got really irritated."

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"This reminded me of my experience with the Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Mineral Sunscreen, I had a very similar outcome with that irritation, dryness, burning sensation."

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"The Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Mineral Sunscreen causes irritation for me, but it is one that a lot of people love."