Ik skin Perfection Sun Balance Face SPF 50
95/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ik skin Perfection Sun Balance Face SPF 50 is a modern chemical sunscreen built entirely on next-generation filters: Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb S, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb M and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast and a low sting risk. Protection is excellent. With a score of 94.8 out of 100 it is one of the highest-rated sunscreens in the catalog.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #10, UV filter
- −27.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −17.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −9.3 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tinosorb M at #7, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Octisalate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #19, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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.
- ✨ Green tea
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (21)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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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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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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15 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
Is Ik skin Perfection Sun Balance mineral or chemical?
It is a fully chemical sunscreen built on modern filters: Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb S, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb M and Ethylhexyl Salicylate.
Does the Ik skin Perfection Sun Balance Face SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. With no mineral filters, it absorbs into skin and wears a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is Ik skin Perfection Sun Balance a good sunscreen?
Yes, it is one of the highest-rated in our catalog at 94.8 out of 100. Protection is excellent and the modern filter blend wears cleanly with a low sting risk.