A lightweight, gel-textured daily facial sunscreen from Isntree with SPF 50+ and PA++++ broad-spectrum protection, made with hyaluronic acid to hydrate while it protects.
Water, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate, Dibutyl Adipate, Niacinamide, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Cyclopentasiloxane, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Polysilicone-15, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Ceramide NP, Centella Asiatica Extract, Glycerin, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceteth-10, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Decyl Glucoside, Propanediol, Tocopherol, Astaxanthin, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum
Guru Score
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Guru Certified means at least 6 experts, a score of 85% or more, and almost no Nays.
How we score →Yay
20 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
A watery gel that dries down to a glow without going tacky is what keeps coming up, and several gurus wear it as a makeup primer. The split is over that shine: some love the dewy finish, while others find it too glossy, a bit heavy next to newer Korean sunscreens, or stinging around the eyes. It also isn't sweat or water resistant.
What they liked
What they flagged
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“I also find the sunscreen to be quite soothing. It doesn't exacerbate my rosacea.”
Dr. Sam Ellis, watch at 1:37
“Great one specifically for oily skin in the sense that it is super lightweight.”
Doctorly, watch at 6:11
“It has good ingredients for the moisture barrier including niacinamide and ceramides, and [...] hyaluronic acid for hydration and skin texture.”
Dr Dray, watch at 3:46
“It even works on my oily prone skin because it's actually hydrating. Oily skin can be dehydrated and I feel like this hydrates deep down.”
Cassandra Bankson, watch at 4:55
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.
Source: DermNet
Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.
Source: DermNet
A lightweight, gel-textured daily facial sunscreen from Isntree with SPF 50+ and PA++++ broad-spectrum protection, made with hyaluronic acid to hydrate while it protects.
Mostly yes. 17 of the 20 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.
Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++ holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 20 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++ is generally suited to oily skin, dry skin, combination skin and normal skin.
In their reviews, experts say Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++ is good for irritated or reactive skin (3 experts), excess oil and shine (2 experts), skin barrier support (2 experts) and dehydrated skin (1 expert).
3 experts who reviewed Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++ say it is. Dr. Sam Ellis put it this way: “I also find the sunscreen to be quite soothing. It doesn't exacerbate my rosacea.”
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