Banana Boat Sport SPF 50+
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Banana Boat Sport is an SPF 50+ sunscreen built on an older-school chemical trio of Homosalate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone. It keeps a low white cast with a balanced, lightweight finish, though the medium sweat-sting rating suggests caution around the eyes during sport. With only moderate protection in our rating and a score of 67.0/100, it is a serviceable active-use sunscreen but not a standout for face coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
54
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (5)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- 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 (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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
Does Banana Boat Sport leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and applies with a balanced, lightweight finish. It is a chemical sunscreen, so there is no mineral residue.
Is the Banana Boat Sport SPF 50+ mineral or chemical, and what SPF?
It is a chemical sunscreen at SPF 50+, using an older-school filter trio of Homosalate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 67.0/100 with moderate protection in our rating, so it is a serviceable active-use sunscreen rather than a standout. The medium sweat-sting rating means caution around the eyes during sport.