Banana Boat Sport Performance Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Banana Boat Sport Performance SPF 30 is a chemical lotion using avobenzone, homosalate, octocrylene and oxybenzone. It applies lightweight with little white cast and a balanced finish, but it can sting the eyes during heavy sweat, which is worth noting for a sport product. It rates low for pore-clogging and works okay under makeup. With good protection at SPF 30 and a score of 57.2/100, it is a basic body sunscreen held back by its older filter mix and the inclusion of oxybenzone.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
65
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- β1.5 UVB coverage saturated
- β6.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #24, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +5 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Sensitizing preservatives (Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methyldibromo Glutaronitrile)
- β9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
34
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Stearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate)
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Fabric stains
High
5
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
- β15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (31)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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pH adjuster
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12 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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15 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
Will Banana Boat Sport Performance sting my eyes?
It can sting somewhat during heavy sweat, rating medium for eye stinging. That is worth noting since it is marketed as a sport sunscreen.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses avobenzone, homosalate, octocrylene and oxybenzone, with no mineral filters.
Is the Banana Boat Sport Performance Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30 good overall?
It is a basic body sunscreen with a score of 57.2/100. Protection at SPF 30 is good, but the older filter mix and the inclusion of oxybenzone hold it back.