Clarins UV Plus 5P
Read by Its Ingredients

Updated July 2026 · Beauty Dupe editorial

Sunscreen is one of the few products where the ingredient list tells you the main job right at the top. Clarins UV Plus 5P puts three UV filters near the front, so the protection sits where the formula spends its weight, and creams that bury their actives at the bottom read the opposite way. Iron oxides for a soft tint and small amounts of hyaluronic acid and green tea follow further down.

The basics

The signature blend

The list opens with dimethicone and water. A silicone at the very front means a silicone base that helps the sunscreen spread and cling smoothly. Titanium dioxide and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate follow, and a little further down sits a broad organic filter, so three UV filters cluster near the top. Isododecane and alcohol give it a light, quick-drying feel.

The list also carries mica and iron oxides, pigments that add a thin tone correction to the finish. Nylon-12 and silica-type ingredients cut down shine, and toward the end hyaluronic acid, glycerin and green tea extract sit in small amounts for hydration and antioxidant care.

The core: UV protection and hydration

Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate is an organic filter that absorbs UVB. Sunscreens have used it for a long time, and since UV protection is a functional category set by Korea's MFDS, this filter carries a usage limit. Its job is to screen out UVB from the surface.

Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol absorbs both UVA and UVB. It covers a broad range and screens UVA as well, so together with the first filter it carries the protection here. It is also a filter with an MFDS usage limit.

Hyaluronic acid pulls in and holds water. It forms a thin film of moisture on the surface and helps skin feel soft and smooth. It sits 24th on the list, though, so it is present in a small amount next to the filters. Unlike UV protection, hydration is not a functional category notified by the MFDS, so read it as an ingredient that adds to the feel.

Green tea extract carries antioxidants like catechins. Skincare uses it to keep skin fresh and to help with antioxidant care. It sits near the very end at 38th, so it reads as a small addition. What it does from the surface has mixed evidence, so it is hard to state as certain.

Where the ingredients cluster, and where they don't

Sorted by what they target, this product clearly leans on UV protection. Titanium dioxide and two organic filters make three, and they take the front of the list.

The rest is supporting. Hyaluronic acid, glycerin and green tea add a little hydration and antioxidant care, but brightening, exfoliation and firming are not really represented, and there is no strong active like a retinoid or an acid.

Amount matters too. Ingredients are listed from most to least, but below 1% the order stops tracking the amount closely. Here phenoxyethanol, a preservative usually used at around 1%, sits 16th, and the UV filters sit ahead of it at 3rd, 4th and 7th. Finding the actives in front of that line is a fair sign the filters are present in real amounts. Hyaluronic acid at 24th, glycerin at 27th and green tea at 38th sit behind the line, so they are small.

One more thing. Iron oxides for color and the fragrance can be listed out of order regardless of amount, so their position alone does not tell you how much is there. So this reads as a sunscreen centered on UV protection, with a thin tint and light hydration alongside. If you want the rule behind reading a list, the 1% rule on ingredient lists covers it.

What to note

This sunscreen contains fragrance, listed 18th, and a silicone is on the list too. Fragrance is there for scent and the silicone helps it spread smoothly, so if you are sensitive to fragrance or a particular ingredient, check the list first. Alcohol sits near the front and gives a light, quick-drying feel, worth noting if dryness bothers you. It does not use parabens or mineral oil.

Whose skin it suits

It fits anyone who needs daily UV protection as a basic step. Silicone and powder ingredients keep shine down, so oily skin carries it with less weight, and the iron oxides add a light tone correction for bare-face wear.

It has fragrance and alcohol, so if scent or dryness bothers you, try a small amount first. Hydration is not heavy, so on dry skin, lay down enough moisture before you apply it.

How to read this blend

So UV Plus 5P reads as a sunscreen that puts its filters at the front and adds a thin tint and light hydration on top. The filters are there in real amounts up front, but the hyaluronic acid and green tea alongside them are small additions you can find in other sunscreens too. If you want to check what is in a sunscreen you already use, the button below runs the AI breakdown.

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This analysis is for general information. Check the product packaging for the actual ingredient list.
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