SeneGence Senederm® Senesun™ Spf 30 Sunscreen
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
SeneGence Senederm Senesun SPF 30 Sunscreen is an old-school chemical formula built on Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, Benzophenone-3 (Oxybenzone) and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It wears with a balanced finish, feels lightweight and is generally low in white cast, though it can cause mild stinging for some users. It is generally low for pore-clogging and an okay base under makeup. With weak protection and a low score of 49.0/100, it is a limited choice for reliable daily defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
27
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- −15.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −40 Isobutylparaben at #29, EU-banned paraben
- −12 Butylparaben at #27, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −10 Propylparaben at #28, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #15, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +29 Shelf-chemistry block capped
- +36.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #18, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
61
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (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 →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
Full ingredient list (30)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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13 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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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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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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22 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 40 EU-banned paraben
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30 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does SeneGence Senesun SPF 30 sting?
Some users may notice mild stinging with this formula, so keep it away from the eye area. It is otherwise lightweight with a balanced finish.
Is the SeneGence Senederm® Senesun™ Spf 30 Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is an old-school chemical sunscreen using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, Oxybenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate, with no mineral filters listed.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores 49.0/100 with weak protection, a low result. The dated filter set makes it a limited choice for reliable daily defense.