Cien Invisible Sun Oil Spray SPF 20
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Invisible Sun Oil Spray SPF 20 is a hybrid chemical oil spray using Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone. It has a balanced, lightweight feel with low white cast and works well under makeup, though an oil spray can feel glossy on skin. Some users may notice mild stinging, so avoid the eye area. Protection is good for SPF 20 and the 69/100 score makes it a convenient option, best suited to lower-sun days.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #8, UV filter
- −1.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #2
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Safe
100
- +100 Starting score
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #2), fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (13)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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2 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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10 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
Does Cien Invisible Sun Oil Spray work under makeup?
It rates as a good makeup base with low white cast and a lightweight feel, though as an oil spray it can read slightly glossy on skin.
Is the Cien Invisible Sun Oil Spray SPF 20 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, mainly chemical, using Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone.
Is Cien Invisible Sun Oil Spray SPF 20 any good?
Protection is good for SPF 20 and it scores 69/100, so it is a convenient option best suited to lower-sun days. Some users may notice mild stinging, so avoid the eye area.