Banana Boat Ultra Light Face Fluid SPF 50+ 50ml Ingredients
84/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Banana Boat Ultra Light Face Fluid SPF 50+ is a hybrid chemical sunscreen combining Tinosorb S, Tinosorb M, Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Octocrylene, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate for broad-spectrum cover. The fluid feels lightweight with a balanced finish and low white-cast risk, though it may sting somewhat if it migrates toward the eyes. It is generally low on pore-clogging concern. With excellent protection and a score of 83.7/100, it is a capable everyday face SPF 50.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +22 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #3, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- β42.2 UVB coverage saturated
- β22.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- β4.1 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- β12 Tinosorb M at #4, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #27, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #18, hyaluronic family
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica, Tapioca Starch)
- β 4 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (30)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 22 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- β 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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26 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Banana Boat Ultra Light Face Fluid SPF 50+ sting the eyes?
It may sting somewhat if it migrates toward the eyes, since sweat-sting rates medium. Applying carefully around the eye area helps.
Does the Banana Boat Ultra Light Face Fluid SPF 50+ 50ml Ingredients leave a white cast?
It commonly does not. As a hybrid chemical fluid its white-cast risk rates low and the finish is balanced.
Is it good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is generally suitable. The lightweight, balanced fluid and low pore-clogging concern work well for oilier and breakout-prone skin.