Keya Seth Aromatherapy Umbrella Sunscreen Solution SPF 40
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Keya Seth Aromatherapy Umbrella Sunscreen Solution SPF 40 is a chemical sunscreen that relies on a single modern filter, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M). It wears light and matte with a low white cast, and it is generally gentle, not commonly stinging the eyes. Pore-clogging risk reads low, so it suits most skin types. Protection is rated only moderate, which along with a score of 75.3 out of 100 makes it a comfortable everyday pick rather than a high-defense one.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
36
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #15, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #14, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Xanthan Gum)
- ← 8 Powder overload over a film former, some pilling risk
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +16 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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3 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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9 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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17 Polyester-7
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
What SPF is Keya Seth Umbrella Sunscreen Solution?
It is SPF 40. Its protection is rated moderate, making it a comfortable everyday sunscreen rather than a maximum-defense one.
Does the Keya Seth Aromatherapy Umbrella Sunscreen Solution SPF 40 leave a white cast?
No, the white cast is rated low. It uses a single modern chemical filter and wears with a light matte finish.
Is the Keya Seth Aromatherapy Umbrella Sunscreen Solution SPF 40 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
Generally yes. The finish is matte and the pore-clogging risk reads low, which tends to suit oily and breakout-prone skin.