Merit's The Uniform SPF 45 Expands to 20 Shades in 2025
Pigment-dispersion tech is letting zinc oxide work across deeper skin — and Merit's 2025 shade jump shows where tinted mineral SPF is headed.
Merit Beauty's The Uniform is a 100% mineral (zinc oxide) tinted broad-spectrum SPF 45 that uses proprietary pigment-dispersion technology to eliminate white cast; in 2025 the brand expanded it with five new shades (launching April 9) to reach 20 sheer shades across cool, warm and neutral undertones, priced at $38.
Beauty editors point out that the main barrier to wearable mineral SPF on deeper skin has been white cast from zinc oxide, so pigment-dispersion technology that disperses tint evenly is what makes a 20-shade, no-cast tinted mineral sunscreen feasible.
Questions we get a lot
How does a 100% zinc oxide sunscreen avoid white cast?
Merit's The Uniform uses a proprietary pigment-dispersion technology that spreads sheer tint evenly across the skin, counteracting the whitening typical of zinc oxide. Combined with a 20-shade range across cool, warm and neutral undertones, it aims to blend without an ashy cast.
When did Merit expand The Uniform's shade range?
In 2025 Merit added five new shades, launching April 9, bringing The Uniform Tinted Mineral SPF 45 to 20 sheer shades. It is a broad-spectrum zinc oxide sunscreen priced at $38.
r/AsianBeauty: 'How does Merit The Uniform avoid white cast if it's 100% zinc oxide?'