This article was originally posted on Reddit (now deleted) on May 16, 2020. I’ve replaced links with archive links if necessary (and available) and made minor formatting changes and corrections, but otherwise haven’t done any editing or updating. Some links are broken, and all of these products have been reformulated again after this, so I’m posting this purely for archival purposes.

Disclaimers (2026)

  • This is all specific to the products as sold in Japan as of May 2020. What seem like the same products may have different formulations etc. in other countries (example) and in the present day, so make sure to double check specifically for what you would be buying. (And also, double check in case I got anything wrong or got different products mixed up or something.)

  • I’ve added my usual disclaimer under all the ingredient lists, but take it all with an extra large grain of salt because this post was from before I learned more about ingredient names.

[News] Kanebo Allie, February/April 2020: new products (Nuance Change UV Gel line) and reformulations (Extra UV line)

This is old news, but since it looks like no one’s posted about it: Kanebo’s sunscreen brand Allie launched three new products and three reformulations in February 2020, and another new product in April 2020.

New products: Allie Nuance Change UV Gel WT: Bright White, Allie Nuance Change UV Gel RS: Rose Chaire, Allie Nuance Change UV Gel PK: Sakura-iro (limited edition, already discontinued), and Allie Nuance Change UV Gel CL: Lucent Breeze (limited edition). Reformulations: Allie Extra UV Gel N, Allie Extra UV Facial Gel N, Allie Extra UV Perfect N. Ingredient lists below.

Links: Official website in Japanese; press releases about the February and April launches also in Japanese. Old ingredient lists are still available here in Japanese as of May 16. New, reformulated, and even discontinued products are all listed on RatzillaCosme in English.

All ingredient lists below are my own translations, and I also had to pull the lists from different places, so please let me know if I’ve made any mistakes! (It’s also 5:30 AM where I am… You are benefiting from my insomnia, or so I hope)

NEW PRODUCTS

All of the new products are so-called tone-up sunscreens with pearl finishes, except for the new limited-edition product which contains menthol. Everything is SPF 50+ PA++++. Other than being fragranced, they seem similar to the discontinued Allie Extra UV Highlight Gel. For photos including graphics of the product color, see the press releases linked above.

Allie Nuance Change UV Gel WT: Bright White

  • Color: Nuance Green (same color as Extra UV Highlight Gel)

  • Fragrance: Jasmine and white peach

  • Ingredients: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide, Isopropyl Palmitate, Triethylhexanoin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Mica, Isohexadecane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Silica, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, PEG-400, Polysorbate 80, Fragrance, Polysilicone-9, Xanthan Gum, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C30-45 Olefin, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, CI 42090 (Blue 1)

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

Allie Nuance Change UV Gel RS: Rose Chaire

  • Color: Nuance Pink

  • Fragrance: Fruity rose and geranium

  • Ingredients: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide, Isopropyl Palmitate, Triethylhexanoin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Mica, Isohexadecane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Silica, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, PEG-400, Polysorbate 80, Polysilicone-9, Xanthan Gum, Fragrance, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C30-45 Olefin, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, CI 15985 (Yellow 6), CI 14700 (Red 4)

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

Allie Nuance Change UV Gel PK: Sakura-iro (previous limited edition, already discontinued)

  • Color: Cherry blossom pink

  • Fragrance: Cherry blossom

  • Ingredients: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide, Isopropyl Palmitate, Triethylhexanoin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Mica, Isohexadecane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Silica, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, PEG-400, Polysorbate 80, Fragrance, Polysilicone-9, Xanthan Gum, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C30-45 Olefin, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, CI 14700 (Red 4)

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

Allie Nuance Change UV Gel CL: Lucent Breeze (current limited edition)

  • Color: Clear

  • Fragrance: Green tea and lemon

  • Ingredients: Water, Alcohol, Zinc Oxide, Octinoxate, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Triethylhexanoin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, PEG-400, Polysorbate 80, Menthyl Lactate, Fragrance, Polysilicone-9, Xanthan Gum, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, Menthol, C30-45 Olefin, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

For comparison, here are the ingredients for the discontinued Allie Extra UV Highlight Gel: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Triethylhexanoin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tinosorb S, Dimethicone, Uvinul T 150, Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Mica, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Isohexadecane, Silica, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, CI 42090 (Blue 1)

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

REFORMULATIONS

New ingredients in bold in the new formulations, ingredients that have been taken out stricken out in the old formulations. Many ingredients have also moved up and down the list.

Allie Extra UV Gel N (formerly Allie Extra UV Gel)

Kanebo sunscreens Allie Extra UV Gel (2018 formula) to the left and Allie Extra UV Gel N (2020 formula) to the right, showing the front side of the packaging
Kanebo sunscreens Allie Extra UV Gel (2018 formula) to the left and Allie Extra UV Gel N (2020 formula) to the right, showing the back side of the packaging

  • 2018 formula: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Triethylhexanoin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Uvinul T 150, Tinosorb S, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen

  • 2020 formula: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Triethylhexanoin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, PEG-400, Polysorbate 80, Polysilicone-9, Xanthan Gum, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C30-45 Olefin, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

Allie Extra UV Facial Gel N (formerly Allie Extra UV Facial Gel)

  • 2018 formula: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Glycerin, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, Uvinul T 150, Diglycerin, Tinosorb S, Uvinul A Plus, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Beheneth-2, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Methicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Oleate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

  • 2020 formula: Water, Zinc Oxide, Alcohol, Octinoxate, Glycerin, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Uvinul T 150, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Tinosorb S, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Isohexadecane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, Polysorbate 80, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, Polysilicone-9, Xanthan Gum, C30-45 Olefin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.

Allie Extra UV Perfect N (formerly Allie Extra UV Perfect)

  • 2018 formula: Methyl Trimethicone, Zinc Oxide, Water, Octinoxate, Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Titanium Dioxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Butylene Glycol, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Uvinul A Plus, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, PEG-8 Trifluoropropyl Dimethicone Copolymer, Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trifluoropropyl Dimethiconol, Silica, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen

  • 2020 formula: Cyclopentasiloxane, Zinc Oxide, Methyl Trimethicone, Water, Octinoxate, Alcohol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Titanium Dioxide, Butylene Glycol, Trifluoropropyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Uvinul A Plus, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Octyldodecyl Myristate, PEG-8 Trifluoropropyl Dimethicone Copolymer, Dimethicone, Trifluoropropyl Dimethiconol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Silica, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate, BHT, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Polysilicone-9

Disclaimer: I’m just a bilingual sunscreen enthusiast with no background in science. If you’re allergic to anything, double-check to make sure I didn’t get anything wrong.