INNBEAUTY PROJECT Mineral Sun Glow for oily acne-prone skin

Questions and answers

What the research says

• Biomimetic hyaluronic acid-stabilized zinc oxide nanoparticles selectively inhibited C. acnes, outperformed erythromycin in preclinical acne models, and safely reduced acne lesions and redness in a clinical trial.

  Journal of Controlled Release, 2025

• Topical 0.5% hyaluronic-ZnO nanogel applied twice daily reduced inflammatory-lesion counts by 58% at week four in human subjects compared to baseline without causing erythema.

  Biomedicines, 2025

• A topical gel containing chitosan, chlorhexidine, allantoin, and dexpanthenol significantly reduced postoperative pain, trismus, swelling, and analgesic consumption, while improving wound healing after third molar surgery compared to a placebo.

  Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal, 2020

• Nels cream achieved a similar reduction in inflammatory and noninflammatory lesion counts compared to 5% benzoyl peroxide in acne vulgaris patients, but caused significantly fewer side-effects such as peeling and dryness.

  Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2000

• Topically applied coated and uncoated zinc oxide nanoparticles under flexing and massage are retained in the stratum corneum with no significant penetration into the viable epidermis and no cellular toxicity in human skin.

  Nanomedicine, 2016

• Topical post-laser application of human adipocyte-derived mesenchymal stem cell media combined with niacinamide significantly improved wrinkle index, melanin index, patient satisfaction, and investigator esthetic improvement scores compared to vehicle cream in patients with aging skin.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021

• Topical nicotinamide prevented solar-simulated UV-induced immunosuppression in healthy volunteers, and men experienced immunosuppression at solar-simulated UV doses three times lower than those required for women.

  The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2008

• Topical 5% niacinamide applied twice daily for 12 weeks reduced fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmented spots, red blotchiness, and skin sallowness, and improved skin elasticity compared to vehicle control in 50 female white subjects with facial photoaging.

  Dermatologic Surgery, 2005

• Topical application of 5% vitamin C cream significantly improved global clinical scores, increased skin microrelief density, and induced elastic tissue repair in photoaged skin compared to excipient control in healthy female volunteers.

  Experimental Dermatology, 2003

• Ascorbic acid 2-glucoside gel significantly reduced gingival melanin pigmentation after 4 weeks compared to placebo in 73 subjects with symmetric pigmentation.

  Journal of Periodontology, 2009

• Topical application of VC-IP cream twice daily for 8 weeks reduces periorbital wrinkles in female subjects compared to a placebo cream.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022

• Squalane at 0.005-0.015% counteracts UVA-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and collagen metabolism inhibition while stimulating fibroblast migration in human dermal fibroblasts.

  Molecules, 2025

• Plant-derived squalane protected human dermal fibroblasts against UVA-induced damage by counteracting ROS formation, suppressing apoptosis-related proteins p53, caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP, and restoring the pro-survival p-Akt/mTOR pathway.

  Antioxidants, 2025

• Supramolecular collagen nanoparticles composed of lactoferrin, recombinant human collagen, and palmitoyl tripeptide-5 improved transdermal efficiency by 69.90% and demonstrated moisturizing, whitening, wrinkle reduction, and firming effects.

  Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 2025

Ingredients

Water, Zinc Oxide, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate Caprate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Dimethicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Squalane, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Capryloyl Glycerin Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Rice Extract, Rice Extract Germ Extract, Niacinamide, Superoxide Dismutase, Resveratrol, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa Fruit Extract, Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract, Leuconostoc Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Sodium Lactate, Serine, Urea, 1,2-Hexanediol, Vp Eicosene Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Lecithin, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Isostearic Acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Ethylene Propylene Styrene Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Pentylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Lactic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Butylene Ethylene Styrene Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Cetearyl Olivate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glycine Soja Oil Soybean Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sorbitan Laurate, C18-36 Acid Triglyceride, C18-36 Acid Glycol Ester, May Contain, Iron Oxides Ci 77492, Mica Ci 77019, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Iron Oxides Ci 77491, Iron Oxides Ci 77499

Behind this fit score

Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.