Flesh Sheer Flesh Hydrating Spf Serum Spf 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Flesh Sheer Flesh Hydrating SPF Serum SPF 30 is an older-generation chemical serum using Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears with a balanced finish, feels lightweight, and keeps white cast low, though it may sting somewhat near the eyes. It is low on pore-clogging ingredients. With a score of 49.0/100 and only weak measured protection, it is better thought of as a hydrating layer than as primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
33
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −11 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Urea, Sodium Lactate)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (26)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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10 Arginine Hcl
pH adjuster
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11 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Lysine Hcl
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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15 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
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20 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical serum, using older-generation filters Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
How well does it protect?
Its measured protection is weak, so it is generally better thought of as a hydrating layer than as primary sun defense. For real sun exposure a higher-rated sunscreen is advisable.
Is the Flesh Sheer Flesh Hydrating Spf Serum Spf 30 any good?
It scores 49.0/100, the lowest in this group, largely due to weak protection. White cast is low and it is low on pore-clogging ingredients, but the protection holds it back.