N Ā E L I Collagen, Peptide, & Ceramide Complex
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
N A E L I Collagen, Peptide, & Ceramide Complex is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a dewy finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, though it carries a medium chance of stinging the eyes. Breakout risk is generally low and it works acceptably under makeup. With moderate protection and a mid-range score, it reads more as a treatment moisturizer with sun protection than a high-defense sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #20, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #15, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #21, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Mangifera Indica Seed Butter at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #26, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #26, comedogenic oil/butter
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #21, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 11 5 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 15 5 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (26)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Ceramide NG
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
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26 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
Is the N Ā E L I Collagen, Peptide, & Ceramide Complex mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses older-generation filters: Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Does the N Ā E L I Collagen, Peptide, & Ceramide Complex sting the eyes?
It has a medium sting potential, so it may irritate if it reaches the eye area. Apply carefully around the eyes.
Is it a good sunscreen?
Its protection rates as moderate and its score is mid-range. It reads more as a treatment moisturizer with sun protection than a high-defense sunscreen.