Beauty Pie Super Healthy Skin Ultralight Uva/Uvb Spf25
79/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Beauty Pie Super Healthy Skin Ultralight UVA/UVB SPF25 is a hybrid sunscreen with a broad filter set: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, is generally non-stinging, and sits low on the pore-clogging scale, with acceptable wear under makeup. Despite the modest SPF 25 label, measured protection reads as excellent, and the score of 78.9 out of 100 makes it a strong lightweight daily pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #8, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #13, UV filter
- −30.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −2.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Octocrylene at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #8, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #9, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 3 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (22)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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22 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Beauty Pie Super Healthy Skin Ultralight enough protection at SPF25?
Despite the SPF 25 label, measured protection reads as excellent here. It is a lightweight broad-spectrum option for everyday use.
Is Beauty Pie Ultralight mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical, a hybrid set including Ethylhexyl Triazone, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Is Beauty Pie Super Healthy Skin Ultralight good?
Yes. It scores 78.9 out of 100 with excellent measured protection, a lightweight balanced finish, low white cast, and low pore-clogging.