Focused Guide · Tint as a cosmetic decision layered over unchanged formulas: the Clear and Daily tinted twins keep their printed actives, while UV Physical uses its light tint as cast control for a mineral formula.

EltaMD Tinted vs Untinted: Shade, Finish and Cast, Variant by Variant

EltaMD sells its two famous pumps in tinted and untinted versions, plus one lightly tinted mineral tube. What the tint changes, what it does not, and which skin tones each shade honestly serves.

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The Selection

4 listings that answer this brief.

No. 1

EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46

Untinted: The Transparent Original

The oil free pump lotion the brand positions for sensitive, blemish prone faces

Transparent zinc finish with no white cast, as published, and nothing to match. The choice when your tone sits outside every tint band or you simply wear base over your SPF.

Suits

Sensitive and blemish prone skin that wants a sheer, untinted daily lotion with no greasy residue

Skip if

You need water resistance for swimming or sport, or you want a fully mineral filter list

Size: 1.7 fl oz (50 ml) pump
Format: Oil free, fragrance free untinted lotion sunscreen
Key ingredients: Zinc oxide 9.0 percent, octinoxate 7.5 percent, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate
Use: Final step of the morning routine on face and neck, worn alone or under makeup
Sun protection: Broad Spectrum SPF 46; not water resistant

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Official EltaMD storefront listing (From EltaMD) on Amazon; manufacturer EltaMD and part number 02500 as printed in product details; CP Skin Health Group brand content on the listing

No. 2

EltaMD UV Clear Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 46

Tinted: The Same Formula, Warmer Face

The tinted twin of the icon: same oil free brief, a sheer beige tint doing cast control

Identical printed actives to the untinted pump, with iron oxides adding a sheer beige tint. The listing also describes deeper tinted variants, so check the shade range before writing the tint off.

Suits

Sensitive and blemish prone skin that loves the untinted UV Clear formula but wants its faint cast replaced by a sheer tint

Skip if

Your skin tone sits outside the light to medium range this single standard tint was blended for, or you need water resistance

Size: 1.7 fl oz (48 g) pump
Format: Sheer tinted, oil free lotion sunscreen
Key ingredients: Zinc oxide 9.0 percent, octinoxate 7.5 percent, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, lactic acid, iron oxides
Use: Final morning step on face and neck, worn alone as a sheer base or under makeup
Sun protection: Broad Spectrum SPF 46; not water resistant

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Official EltaMD storefront listing (From EltaMD) on Amazon; manufacturer EltaMD and item model number 02520 as printed in product details

No. 3

EltaMD UV Daily Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40

Tinted and Moisturizing

The moisturizing tinted pump, hyaluronic acid first and a sheer tint blended for medium light to medium tones

The tint here rides on the moisturizing Daily base, and the brand prints its band plainly: medium light to medium tones. Inside that band, on dry or normal skin, it is the most complete single morning step in the line.

Suits

Dry, normal and combination skin that wants its tinted moisturizer and its SPF to be the same morning pump

Skip if

Your skin is oily and shine prone, or your tone sits outside the medium light to medium band the listing itself prints for this tint

Size: 1.7 fl oz (48 g) pump
Format: Sheer tinted moisturizer sunscreen, natural and lightly dewy finish
Key ingredients: Zinc oxide 9.0 percent, octinoxate 7.5 percent, hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate), iron oxides
Use: Morning tinted moisturizer and sunscreen in one step on face and neck
Sun protection: Broad Spectrum SPF 40; not water resistant

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Official EltaMD storefront listing (From EltaMD) on Amazon; manufacturer EltaMD and model number 2269 as printed in product details

EltaMD UV Physical Broad Spectrum SPF 41 lightly tinted face sunscreen 3 oz tube

No. 4

EltaMD UV Physical Broad-Spectrum SPF 41 Tinted

Lightly Tinted: Cast Control for Minerals

The fully mineral, lightly tinted tube for extra sensitive skin

A different tint job altogether: not a shade to match but a light tint that neutralizes the white of a zinc and titanium formula, with a matte finish. Fair to medium tones only, and the hub says so wherever it appears.

Suits

Extra sensitive skin and anyone who wants mineral only filters, a matte finish and a tint that works as quiet cast control

Skip if

Your skin tone is deep, since the light tint is a single fair to medium shade, or your skin is dry and flaky, where a matte mineral texture can cling

Size: 3 oz (85 g) tube
Format: Lightly tinted, matte, fully mineral tube sunscreen
Key ingredients: Zinc oxide 9.0 percent, titanium dioxide 7.0 percent
Use: Morning face and neck sunscreen over moisturizer; blend carefully at the hairline and jaw
Sun protection: Broad Spectrum SPF 41; water resistant 40 minutes

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: EltaMD brand listing shown under Premium Beauty on Amazon, ships from Amazon; manufacturer EltaMD as printed in product details

No. 2

Questions, Answered

Does the tint change the SPF or the filters?

No. UV Clear Tinted prints the same zinc oxide 9 percent and octinoxate 7.5 percent as the untinted pump and the same SPF 46; UV Daily Tinted likewise matches UV Daily at SPF 40. Iron oxides add the colour. What changes is cast, warmth and how much base makeup you still want over it.

Which tinted EltaMD reaches the deepest skin tones?

Read the listings carefully rather than the tube names. The UV Clear Tinted listing describes tinted variants blended for deeper skin tones alongside its standard tint, which reaches further than the standard shade alone. UV Daily Tinted prints a medium light to medium band, and UV Physical's single light tint is a fair to medium proposition. Deep tones outside those bands are better served by the untinted pumps, whose transparent zinc finish is the brand's most inclusive offer.

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