Light Up Beauty Vitamin C Sunscreen With SPF 60+, Pa++++ (50g)
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Light Up Beauty Vitamin C Sunscreen is a chemical-leaning hybrid SPF 60+ PA++++ sunscreen combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Tinosorb M and a small amount of Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight and is unlikely to leave a white cast, though it may sting a little on sensitive skin. Low pore-clogging risk suits breakout-prone skin. With good protection and a score of 70.0, it is a solid high-SPF daily pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
67
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.8 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #34, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −11.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +4 Label claims (SPF 60, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #34
- −3 Tinosorb M at #17
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #34
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #13, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #30, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Lecithin)
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Trideceth-10)
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Fabric stains
High
23
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #34, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium Lactate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (38)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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6 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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14 Trideceth-10
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Ceramide NG
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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25 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Ceramide 4
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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37 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
What SPF is Light Up Beauty Vitamin C Sunscreen?
It is an SPF 60+ PA++++ sunscreen with good UV protection. It scores 70.0 out of 100 overall.
Is the Light Up Beauty Vitamin C Sunscreen With SPF 60+, Pa++++ (50g) mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical-leaning hybrid. It combines chemical filters such as Avobenzone and Octocrylene with a small amount of mineral Titanium Dioxide.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, it is unlikely to leave a white cast. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, though it may sting a little on sensitive skin.