Balea Beauty Expert UV-Protection Fluid LSF SPF 50
94/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Balea Beauty Expert UV-Protection Fluid is an SPF 50 chemical sunscreen with a modern filter set including Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb S, and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, and it is rated to work well as a makeup base. The formula is low pore-clogging and does not commonly sting. Protection is excellent and it scores 94.3/100, the top result in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
94
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #7, UV filter
- −19.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Eye sting
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Ensulizole at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #17, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (30)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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10 Arginine
pH adjuster
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11 Cellulose
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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27 Pantolactone
Supporting ingredient
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Balea Beauty Expert UV-Protection Fluid leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. Its modern chemical filter set gives a balanced finish that generally blends in clean across skin tones.
Does the Balea Beauty Expert UV-Protection Fluid LSF SPF 50 work under makeup?
Yes, it is rated to work well as a makeup base. The lightweight fluid and low pore-clogging risk make it a comfortable base layer.
Is Balea Beauty Expert SPF 50 any good?
Yes. It scores 94.3/100 with excellent protection, modern filters, a low white cast, and a lightweight feel, making it the top result in its group.