Bare Republic Clearscreen® SPF 50 Sunscreen Body Lotion
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bare Republic Clearscreen SPF 50 Sunscreen Body Lotion is a chemical body lotion using older-generation filters including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, and Octocrylene. It applies with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, though it may sting a little if it reaches the eyes. With good protection and a score of 65.1/100, it is generally a serviceable everyday body sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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29 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Bare Republic Clearscreen Body Lotion leave a white cast?
White cast is low. It is an all-chemical lotion with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Does the Bare Republic Clearscreen® SPF 50 Sunscreen Body Lotion sting the eyes?
It may sting a little if it reaches the eyes, which is common for body lotions, so keep it away from the eye area.
Is Bare Republic Clearscreen SPF 50 Body Lotion good?
It scores 65.1/100 with good protection and older-generation filters, so it is generally a serviceable everyday body sunscreen.