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Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50.

Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50
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About this product

A clear SPF 50 sun serum from Naked Sundays designed to provide UV protection with a serum texture.

Full ingredients

Avobenzone (3%), Homosalate (10%), Octisalate (5%), Cyclomethicone, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Caprylyl Methicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone/​PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Phenyl Trimethicone, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Purified Water, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Squalane, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, Sodium Benzoate

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Guru Score

89%

Yay

4 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

A clear formula that doesn't feel pasty or powdery, this serum earns praise for a velvety finish without the excessive matte or tight feeling some sunscreens leave behind. For warmer weather, the mild matte it creates actually helps slow oil production. The formula brings together squalane for hydration without heaviness, kakadu plum for vitamin C to protect against sun damage, and watermelon extract.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

  • Clear formula without powdery or pasty feel
  • Matte finish that slows oil production
  • Velvety texture without feeling matted down

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    Type

    SunscreenGel

    Key actives

    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    Lab Muffin Beauty Science
    Lab Muffin Beauty Science
    863k subs
    ✓Yay
    "This is a really soft stick, so it leaves a lot of product on your skin with each pass."
    Top Pick: sunscreen stick
    All 2 takes from Lab Muffin Beauty Science
    Top Sunscreen Recommendations 2024
    "It's formulated to be lightweight, hydrating, and it's clear as you can tell from the name. It has zero silicone, though unlike a lot of clear sunscreens, there is a photo on the website of someone with very dark skin using it and it doesn't show up. It has a gel cream formula, similar sort of formula build to a lot of overseas sunscreens. [...] I don't like the smell personally, but others might be okay with it."
    I was wrong about sunscreen sticks (kinda)
    "This is a really soft stick, so it leaves a lot of product on your skin with each pass."
    Dr Dray
    Dr Dray
    2.69M subs
    ✓Yay
    "This was a dream, quick dry, not the least bit greasy, clear, colorless, zero white cast, and no burning or stinging around the eyes. It's not water resistant, but it's an excellent base for makeup and an excellent daily facial sunscreen for days when I'm not doing pool or water based activities or generating a lot of sweat, [...] and this type of formulation goes on really well over hair bearing areas like the brows and facial hair."
    All 6 takes from Dr Dray
    Trying New Skincare While Traveling | Travel Vlog
    "I'm going to do the Naked Sundays, this is a sunscreen gel."
    *NEW* Skincare At Target NOT TO MISS In 2025
    "I love the Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Sunscreen. It's really good. It's a chemical sunscreen. It's great if you have facial hair. The surprising thing too, I was apprehensive to try this because it has a [kakadu plum] fruit extract. And you guys who've been here for a while, you remember I had a bad run in with the Australian Gold Botanic sunscreen. It like really dried out and irritated my skin."
    Three sunscreens in one day| HOW DO THEY LOOK?
    "Now for my sunscreen, I'm coming in with the Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50. I'm almost finished with this no cast chemical sunscreen. If you have facial hair and you don't like the residue of sunscreen in your facial hair, this would be a great option."
    Skincare We Need To Discuss | February 2025 Reviews
    "I [...] really, really had hoped that this would be water resistant, but it's not. The reason I wanted it and still want it to be water resistant is because this type of formula is made for summer heat, summer sweat, activities outdoors, working out outside. You don't want some thick, pasty, chalky, creamy zinc oxide oppressive layer on your skin that's going to be unbearable, limit evaporation of sweat, and keep you from reapplying every 2 hours while you're out there as you should be doing."
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    "I was a little bit nervous though with the Naked Sundays because it's got the cockatoo plum, and spoiler alert has caused zero issues for me and I continue to love it, adore it. A little expensive though, I will say SPF 50. This is also a fully vegan formula. So if you don't want any animal body parts secretions in your skin care, this is another one for you to dabble in."
    Sunscreens I'm Repurchasing: Empties Edition
    "This was a dream, quick dry, not the least bit greasy, clear, colorless, zero white cast, and no burning or stinging around the eyes. It's not water resistant, but it's an excellent base for makeup and an excellent daily facial sunscreen for days when I'm not doing pool or water based activities or generating a lot of sweat, [...] and this type of formulation goes on really well over hair bearing areas like the brows and facial hair."
    The Budget Dermatologist
    The Budget Dermatologist
    724k subs
    ✓Yay
    "This is one I have been using, it's almost gone. It's by Naked Sundays, it's called the Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum, it's SPF 50 and it's completely clear. It blends right over the makeup, you can still see all of your makeup under it, and it dries with a powdery nice finish. That is how I would recommend reapplying sunscreen."
    Top Pick: invisible sunscreen under makeup
    All 2 takes from The Budget Dermatologist
    How To CORRECTLY Apply Sunscreen On Your Face Like A Dermatologist + Tips for Reapplying SPF!
    "This is one I have been using, it's almost gone. It's by Naked Sundays, it's called the Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum, it's SPF 50 and it's completely clear. It blends right over the makeup, you can still see all of your makeup under it, and it dries with a powdery nice finish. That is how I would recommend reapplying sunscreen."
    Best of Sunscreens 2023! | The Budget Dermatologist
    "This is pure magic, totally clear sunscreen. [...] It is silk on the skin, completely clear with no white cast at all. It is just more like a [...] glass-like skin look. It is a serum so it is thin, and I give it usually about one to two minutes and it is totally absorbed into your skin. [...] Then you can put makeup right over it because it is clear, so it does not affect that at all. It does not peel up under makeup, at least not for me. It is SPF 50 so really good SPF coverage."
    James Welsh
    James Welsh
    1.58M subs
    ✓Yay
    "I do really really enjoy the Naked Sundays Clear Glow Radiant Sun Serum. It's a bit less like powdery and pasty feeling compared to Unseen by Super Goop. Whilst I wouldn't say this hydrates your skin, the texture feels a bit more hydrating to apply as a clear cream, whereas Unseen by Super Goop feels like melted Vaseline. Then you're left with that really velvety touch and that is kind of the same as this, but I don't feel as matted down and tight on the skin."

    What the evidence says.

    Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

    Sunscreen filters

    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

    Humectants and emollients

    Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

    Source: DermNet

    Frequently asked.

    What is Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50?

    A clear SPF 50 sun serum from Naked Sundays designed to provide UV protection with a serum texture.

    Is Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50 worth it?

    Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 89%.

    What is Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50's Guru Score?

    Naked Sundays Cabana Clear Water Gel Serum SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 89%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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