Innsaei Lightweight UV Suncream
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Innsaei Lightweight UV Suncream is a chemical sunscreen pairing Titanium Dioxide with Octinoxate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it generally does not sting. Pore risk is low and it sits acceptably under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 56.6/100, held back partly by an older filter set, it is a basic lightweight option, and its exact SPF is not listed here.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
44
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #15, UV filter
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #16, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
28
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #15 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #16, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #17, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −22 Triclosan at #20, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #16, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #8
- −5 Stearic Acid at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Myristate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Ceteareth-25, Ceteareth-20)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #17, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #16, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 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 →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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Allantoin
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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13 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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16 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Triclosan
Supporting ingredient
- ↓ 22 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Innsaei Lightweight UV Suncream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. Although it includes Titanium Dioxide, it is mostly chemical, pairing it with Octinoxate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone, so it wears lightweight.
Is the Innsaei Lightweight UV Suncream mineral or chemical?
It is primarily a chemical sunscreen with some Titanium Dioxide, so it is a mostly-chemical formula rather than a pure mineral one.
Is Innsaei Lightweight UV Suncream any good?
It scores 56.6/100 with moderate protection, held back partly by an older filter set. It is a basic lightweight option, and its exact SPF is not listed here.