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Skinvest Light It Up Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 40+ Pa++++

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Skinvest Light It Up Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 40+ Pa++++

73/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Skinvest Light It Up Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 40+ PA++++ is a chemical (hybrid) body spray using homosalate, octocrylene, and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside the modern filter Uvinul A Plus. It applies lightweight with a balanced finish and no white cast, though the filters may sting a bit if they reach the eyes. It is generally low risk for breakouts and works well under makeup. With a score of 73/100 and good protection, it is a convenient everyday body spray.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 73
  • +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
  • +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 40, PA rating)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 55
  • +100 Starting score
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #22, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

Medium 59
  • +100 Starting score
  • −41 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Fabric stains

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 6 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, …)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 2 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
  • → 7 5 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Squalane, …)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  1. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
  2. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  4. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. 6 Ethyl Oleate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  10. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  11. 11 Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  12. Botanical extract

    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Botanical extract

  14. Botanical extract

  15. Botanical extract

  16. Botanical extract

  17. Botanical extract

  18. 18 Crocus Sativus

    Supporting ingredient

  19. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. 20 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  21. Botanical extract

  22. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  23. 23 Squalane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
  24. Plant oil, an emollient

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  25. 25 Bakuchiol

    Supporting ingredient

  26. Plant oil, an emollient

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia

Does Skinvest Light It Up Body Spray SPF 40 leave a white cast?

No, it is a chemical body spray with no visible white cast and a balanced, lightweight finish.

Is the Skinvest Light It Up Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 40+ Pa++++ mineral or chemical?

It is a chemical hybrid using homosalate, octocrylene, and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside the modern filter Uvinul A Plus.

Is it good?

It scores 73/100 with good broad-spectrum protection. It is a convenient everyday body spray.

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