Scinic Enjoy All Around Watery Sun Cream
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Scinic Enjoy All Around Watery Sun Cream is a hybrid, watery-textured sunscreen using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and the modern filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, shows low white cast, and does not sting, so it generally feels comfortable for everyday wear. Pore-clogging risk is low and it works okay under makeup. Its rated protection is moderate and its score is 68.5, making it a pleasant daily option where moderate coverage is sufficient.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
55
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- β22.7 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #26, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- β41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #12, hyaluronic family
- β 3 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Trehalose)
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 slippy emollient esters (Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Allantoin
- β¨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (28)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- β 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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11 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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15 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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18 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Scinic Enjoy All Around Watery Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, it is rated with low white cast. The watery, lightweight texture has a balanced finish and does not sting, so it commonly feels comfortable to wear.
Is the Scinic Enjoy All Around Watery Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid, using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and the modern filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 68.5 out of 100, with moderate rated protection. It is a pleasant daily option where moderate coverage is sufficient, with low pore-clogging risk.