INGU Nio-glow Tripeptide Balm SPF 50+ Pa++++
75/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
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- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Heavy feel
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Microcrystalline Wax at #4, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #12, butter/occlusive fat
- −3 Coconut Oil at #8, heavy oil
- −10 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #2, heavy oil
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
- −7 Coconut Oil at #8, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −37 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Oleate, Sucrose Cocoate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Behenic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
- +1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- → 1 Glycerin at #23, the anchor humectant
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 18 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (44)
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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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Supporting ingredient
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17 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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21 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Behenic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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28 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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29 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Ceramide NS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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34 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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35 Ceramide EOS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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40 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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43 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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44 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin