A lightweight, water-fit sunscreen serum with SPF 50+ PA++++ protection, designed to guard skin against daytime UV while adding hydration from Centella and hyaluronic acid.
Avobenzone (2.7%), Homosalate (13.6%), Octisalate (4.5%), Octocrylene (9%), Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Propanediol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate, C20-22 Alcohols, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Methicone, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cetyl Alcohol, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Tromethamine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract, Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract
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21 experts · Strong agreementHeads up: 12 of the 21 experts here were paid by the brand, leaving 9 unpaid. We have kept this score cautious as a result.
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Lightweight, serum-like and calming is the story here, with gurus saying it soothes sensitive skin and sits well under makeup. The split comes down to the filter, since older versions used Tinosorb M, which can leave a white cast on some skin tones, while newer 2024 formulas have dropped it. Objections also point out the filter is not FDA approved, which is worth weighing for yourself.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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
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
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A lightweight, water-fit sunscreen serum with SPF 50+ PA++++ protection, designed to guard skin against daytime UV while adding hydration from Centella and hyaluronic acid.
Mostly yes. 19 of the 21 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 87%.
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF 50+ PA++++ holds a Guru Score of 87%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 21 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.
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