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UV Idea XL Protection Tone Up / SPF50+ / PA++++ / 30ml / Fragrance-Free
UVイデア XL プロテクショントーンアップ / SPF50+ / PA++++ / 30ml / 無香料 SPF 50+ · PA++++ Tone-up Brightening veil from mineral & tone-up formulas; evens out your skin tone. Sensitive & baby Fragrance-free, low-irritant, baby-safe gentle formulas. Japan jp-domestic Formulation variant: jp-domestic. Region-specific reformulations are tracked as separate products.
Fragrance-free tone-up with Mexoryl + ethylhexyl triazone, light texture; denatured alcohol and octinoxate are caveats but overall a well-built modern formula.
◉ HYB Hybrid filters Hybrid filters — Mineral + chemical filters together for the best of both. ((· BS Broad spectrum Broad spectrum — Blocks UVA + UVB — covers the whole sun-damage spectrum. F F-FREE Fragrance-free Fragrance-free — No added fragrance — lower irritation risk if your skin's reactive.
Where to buy it
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73.0
Composite
Composite score · independent
Ranks #691 of 1558 in the current catalogue. Fragrance-free tone-up with Mexoryl + ethylhexyl triazone, light texture; denatured alcohol and octinoxate are caveats but overall a well-built modern formula.
01 The score breakdown
02 Composition · key UV filters 7 filters resolved
03 The facts, at a glance
Protection
Filter type Mineral filters (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide) sit on skin and reflect UV. Chemical filters absorb UV. Hybrid runs both.
Hybrid
Broad spectrum Covers both UVA and UVB. UVA drives aging and deeper damage; UVB gives you burns.
Yes
Formulation & feel
Texture How it feels going on — milk, gel, cream, spray, stick, essence, lotion, powder, or cushion.
Cream
Finish How it looks once dry: matte, natural, dewy, or glowy.
Natural
Tinted Adds sheer pigment (iron oxides) that masks the white cast common to mineral filters and gives a skin-tone finish.
No
Fragrance-free No synthetic perfume added. Not FDA-defined in the US; the EU requires 'Parfum' + the 26 named allergens on the label. 'Unscented' is different — it can hide masking fragrance. Botanical oils still scent.
Yes
Alcohol-free No drying short-chain alcohols (alcohol denat., SD alcohol, ethanol). Doesn't mean fatty alcohols like cetyl or stearyl — those are emollients.
No
Verdict Is it worth it?
A hybrid SPF50+ tone-up with one of the broadest filter palettes here — Mexoryl SX and XL, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150 and A Plus, titanium dioxide, plus octinoxate. The mica-based tint mutes cast in a fragrance-free base, but denatured alcohol high in the list drags the sensitivity profile.
Pros
- Mexoryl SX and XL provide strong UVA coverage
- Six-filter modern hybrid plus TiO2
- Mica tone-up tint reduces white cast
- Fragrance-free
- Thermus thermophillus ferment and tocopherol
Cons
- Contains denatured alcohol high in the INCI list
- Octinoxate present alongside modern filters
- BHT antioxidant included
- Single tint shade — not adjustable to skin tone
Who it's for: Buyer wanting one of the broadest modern filter blends in a tinted tone-up format and tolerant of denatured alcohol and octinoxate.
04 Full ingredient list (INCI) 44 ingredients
MODERN FILTER 5 LEGACY FILTER 1 MINERAL FILTER 1 ADDED FRAGRANCE 0 NATURAL FRAGRANCE 0 ALCOHOL 1 WATCH 1 ACTIVE 3
Aqua· Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate Octinoxate — endocrine-disruption literature. · Titanium Dioxide Mineral UV filter — physical block; reef-safer. · Squalane Plant emollient; skin-mimicking. · Glycerin Humectant — the workhorse hydrator. · Drometrizole Trisiloxane Mexoryl XL · Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid Ecamsule (Mexoryl SX) ·Propylene Glycol· Alcohol Denat. Drying short-chain alcohol — can compromise the skin barrier and disturb the film if used in high amounts. ·Triethanolamine·Dipropylene Glycol·Mica·Stearic Acid·Potassium Cetyl Phosphate· Tocopherol Vitamin E — antioxidant. ·Nylon-12·Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer·Aluminum Hydroxide· Bht Antioxidant preservative; trace concern. · Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Tinosorb S — broad-spectrum, very photostable. ·Butylene Glycol·Butyrospermum Parkii Seedcake Extract·Caprylyl Glycol·Carbomer·Cetyl Alcohol·Barium Sulfate· Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate Uvinul A Plus — modern photostable UVA filter. ·Disodium Edta· Ethylhexyl Triazone Uvinul T 150 — high-efficiency UVB filter. ·Glyceryl Stearate·Isohexadecane·Myristic Acid·Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract·Palmitic Acid·Peg-100 Stearate·Phenoxyethanol·Polysorbate 80·Potassium Sorbate·Sodium Chloride·Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate·Sorbitan Oleate·Thermus Thermophillus Ferment·Tromethamine·Xanthan Gum
Source: brand-published INCI. Last verified 2026. Show in detail
09 Alcohol Denat. ALCOHOL Drying short-chain alcohol — can compromise the skin barrier and disturb the film if used in high amounts.
17 Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
20 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine MODERN FILTER Tinosorb S — broad-spectrum, very photostable.
27 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate MODERN FILTER Uvinul A Plus — modern photostable UVA filter.