Bielenda Youth Exosomes Concentrated Anti-Wrinkle Illuminating Serum SPF 50
87/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bielenda Youth Exosomes Concentrated Anti-Wrinkle Illuminating Serum SPF 50 is a serum-style sunscreen with a hybrid filter system including Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine plus a touch of Titanium Dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, does not commonly sting, and is generally low risk for breakouts. Scoring 87/100 with excellent protection, it is a high-performing pick that blends skincare and sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −35.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −24.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −9.8 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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White cast
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −12 Tinosorb M at #7, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
- +2.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +1.7 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #43
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −3 Coconut Oil at #8, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Coconut Oil at #8, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
33
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #43
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #17, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #43
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (59)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Azelaic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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40 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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41 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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43 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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46 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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50 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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54 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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58 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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59 Pinene
Supporting ingredient
Is the Bielenda Youth Exosomes Concentrated Anti-Wrinkle Illuminating Serum SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical with a touch of mineral. The hybrid blend includes Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine plus a little Titanium Dioxide at SPF 50.
Does the Bielenda Youth Exosomes Concentrated Anti-Wrinkle Illuminating Serum SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is low. The serum wears lightweight with a balanced finish, so it sits well as a skincare and sun step.
Is it good?
Yes, it scores 87/100 with excellent protection. It does not commonly sting and is low risk for breakouts, making it a high-performing daily serum SPF.