Hello Sunday The Invisible One SPF 50 Hydrating Sunscreen + Primer With Hyaluronic Acid
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hello Sunday The Invisible One SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen and primer that uses Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone, Homosalate and Octocrylene with added hyaluronic acid. It wears with a dewy finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, so it doubles as a hydrating makeup base. Pore-clogging risk is low and the wear is generally comfortable. Scoring 68.2 with good protection, it is a likeable daily primer-SPF for skin that prefers a glowy look.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #1, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, 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
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #30, heavy comedogenic ester
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #17, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #15, hyaluronic family
- → 6 3 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 11 4 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, …)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates Crosspolymer)
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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
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 (33)
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 (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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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 (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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22 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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33 Glucomannan
Supporting ingredient
Does Hello Sunday The Invisible One leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally wears invisibly. It has a dewy finish and a lightweight feel, with added hyaluronic acid for hydration.
Can the Hello Sunday The Invisible One SPF 50 Hydrating Sunscreen + Primer With Hyaluronic Acid be used as a makeup primer?
Yes, it is designed as a hydrating sunscreen and primer, and its dewy, lightweight finish helps it sit under makeup.
Is Hello Sunday The Invisible One SPF 50 good?
It scores 68.2 out of 100 with good protection, making it a likeable daily primer-SPF, especially for skin that prefers a glowy look.