LIGHTSAVER Triplesome Serum SPF 40 - Tinted
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
LIGHTSAVER Triplesome Serum SPF 40 Tinted is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter, with a tint that helps offset white cast. It wears light with a balanced finish and keeps ghosting low, and it does not commonly sting, which suits sensitive skin. Its low breakout-trigger reading is reassuring for most skin types. Scoring 73.1 with moderate protection, it is a solid tinted mineral serum for everyday wear.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 15.7% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (15.7% total declared)
- +39.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +1.1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 15.7% declared
- −1 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #30, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #35, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Lecithin)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #41, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate-13, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (41)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 42 15.7% declared
- ↑ 30 15.7% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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22 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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40 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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41 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is LIGHTSAVER Triplesome Serum mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral sunscreen. Zinc Oxide is its only UV filter, and the tint helps offset any white cast.
Does the LIGHTSAVER Triplesome Serum SPF 40 - Tinted leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. The tint and balanced finish help it blend in, and it does not commonly sting, which suits sensitive skin.
Is it any good?
It scores 73.1 out of 100 with SPF 40 and moderate protection. That makes it a solid tinted mineral serum for everyday wear.