INGU Nio-glow Peptide Balm SPF 40 Pa++++
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
INGU Nio-glow Peptide Balm SPF 40 PA++++ is a chemical hybrid sunscreen using butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl salicylate and the modern bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and very low white cast, and it is comfortable with low sting and low breakout risk. It works okay as a makeup base. With good protection and a score of 80.1/100, it is a well-rounded daily face option with a balanced, glow-style feel.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
76
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +3 Label claims (SPF 40, PA rating)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #21, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #2, heavy oil
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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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.
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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12 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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13 Ceramide NS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Ceramide AS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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28 Red 28 Lake
Colorant or pigment
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29 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
Does INGU Nio-glow Peptide Balm leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated very low. It is lightweight with a balanced finish that blends in without a pale film.
Is the INGU Nio-glow Peptide Balm SPF 40 Pa++++ good for oily or acne-prone skin?
Breakout risk is rated low, so it is generally friendly for blemish-prone skin. It works okay as a makeup base too.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid using avobenzone, ethylhexyl salicylate and the modern bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine.