
Highlights
WHAT IS IT?
Sunblock with 6 active ingredients
FEATURES
Extremely lightweight, high-protection, non-greasy, dry touch formula, weightless, ideal for combination to oily skin, broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection, hydrating Vitamin E
BEST FOR
combination
CHECKS
Does not contain fragrance
Who Is It For?
What Does It Help With?
Sun Protection HydrationBudget
Mid-range ($30-$75)How To Use
Which routine should it be used in?
Instructions:
Key Information
What LE TAN Says
Product Description:
Le Tan SPF 50+ Invisible Face Fluid is an extremely lightweight and high-protection face liquid. Our non-greasy and dry touch formula is weightless and ideal for combination to oily skin.
About the Brand:
Ingredients Overview
Ingredients List
Homosalate,Octocrylene,Butyl-Methoxydibenzoylmethane,Ethylhexyl-Triazone,Methylene-Bis-benzotriazolyl-Tetramethylbutylphenol,Bemotrizinol
Key Ingredients
Homosalate, Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Methylene Bis-benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Bemotrizinol
Ingredients Details
Homosalate
Common Name(s): Hms,3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl salicylate
CAS Number: 118-56-9
DESCRIPTION
What It Does: Provides uvb filtration and co-solvent function enabling higher uv filter concentrations in high-spf formulas.
Why It's Used: Spf enabler โ homosalate's co-solvent function dissolves other uv filters more completely, enabling higher concentrations and therefore higher achievable spf in fluid-texture formulations.
How It Works: Cyclohexyl salicylate absorbs uvb (ฮปmax 306nm, ฮตmax 4,290 โ moderate). also acts as oily co-solvent dissolving avobenzone, octinoxate, and other uv filters. photostable cyclohexyl structure.
Typically Found In: High-spf combination sunscreens
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Primary Category: Active ingredient โ cyclohexyl salicylate uvb filter
Secondary Functions: Skin conditioning
Application Areas:
Facial Skincare
Body Care
Hair Care
Beard Care
Color Cosmetics (Makeup)
Dietary/Oral Supplements
Typical Concentration Range: Up to 15% (eu), 10% (us fda)
SOURCING & ETHICS
Vegan Status: Yes โ synthetic
Halal Status: Yes
Source Notes: Commercially produced for cosmetic use. verify vegan/halal status with supplier.
SKIN COMPATIBILITY
Irritancy Rating: 1/5 โ very low
Comedogenicity Rating: 0/5 โ non-comedogenic
Sensitivity Concerns: Well-tolerated by most skin types.
Safe for Sensitive Skin: Yes
SAFETY & COMPATIBILITY
Safety Profile: Eu max 15% (sccs 2019 reduced limit). fda: 10%. potential endocrine activity at high concentrations. ewg score: 4.
Works Well With: Standard skincare actives
Avoid Combining With: No known significant incompatibilities
SCIENTIFIC NOTE
Homosalate's maximum concentration in eu was reduced from 10% to 15% in sccs opinion 2019 (counter-intuitively raised, not reduced) specifically to enable effective uv filter dissolution โ demonstrating that homosalate's primary value is as a co-solvent enabling other uv filters to function, not solely as a uv filter itself.
Last Verified: Cosing database,fda uv filter otc monograph,sccs homosalate opinion
Primary Sources: 2026-03-12
Octocrylene
Common Name(s): 2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate
CAS Number: 6197-30-4
DESCRIPTION
What It Does: Provides uvb-uva-ii uv protection and essential avobenzone photostabilisation.
Why It's Used: The essential combination partner โ octocrylene's dual uv filter + avobenzone photostabilisation function makes it virtually irreplaceable for durable broad-spectrum chemical sunscreens requiring uva-i coverage.
How It Works: Cyanocinnamate chromophore absorbs uvb-uva-ii (ฮปmax 303nm). triplet energy transfer from excited avobenzone to octocrylene photostabilises avobenzone (>90% efficiency at 3:1 avobenzone:octocrylene ratio). hydrophobic character enhances water resistance.
Typically Found In: Broad-spectrum sunscreens,avobenzone-containing formulas
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Primary Category: Active ingredient โ uv filter and photostabiliser
Secondary Functions: Skin conditioning
Application Areas:
Facial Skincare
Body Care
Hair Care
Beard Care
Color Cosmetics (Makeup)
Dietary/Oral Supplements
Typical Concentration Range: Up to 10% (eu), 10% (us fda)
SOURCING & ETHICS
Vegan Status: Yes โ synthetic
Halal Status: Yes
Source Notes: Commercially produced for cosmetic use. verify vegan/halal status with supplier.
SKIN COMPATIBILITY
Irritancy Rating: 1/5 โ very low
Comedogenicity Rating: 0/5 โ non-comedogenic
Sensitivity Concerns: Well-tolerated by most skin types.
Safe for Sensitive Skin: Yes
SAFETY & COMPATIBILITY
Safety Profile: Eu max 10%. fda: 10%. ewg score: 3. recent benzophenone impurity concerns from aged product hydrolysis under study.
Works Well With: Standard skincare actives
Avoid Combining With: No known significant incompatibilities
SCIENTIFIC NOTE
Octocrylene's triplet energy transfer photostabilisation of avobenzone operates via a dexter electron exchange mechanism: excited-state avobenzone (triplet) transfers excitation energy to octocrylene via orbital overlap, allowing avobenzone to return to its ground state uv-absorbing form without photodegradation. this energy transfer is only efficient at close molecular proximity โ requiring intimate mixing of the two compounds in the formulation oil phase.
Last Verified: Cosing database,fda uv filter otc monograph,sccs octocrylene opinion
Primary Sources: 2026-03-12