ClearChoice Body Firming Lotion SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
ClearChoice Body Firming Lotion SPF 15 is a chemical body lotion using older filters octinoxate and oxybenzone. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight, keeps white cast low and carries a low sting risk. Breakout risk is generally low and it sits okay under makeup. With SPF 15 it offers weak protection, and the score of 49.0/100 reflects that it is more a firming body moisturizer than a dedicated sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +17.6 Benzophenone-3 at #9, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Low
8
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −9 Retinyl Palmitate at #12, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Oxybenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −50 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #9, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 18 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (14)
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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Botanical extract
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → 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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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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10 Glaucine
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 9 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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13 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is the ClearChoice Body Firming Lotion?
It is SPF 15, which the rating measures as weak protection. It is mainly a firming body lotion with light sun defense.
Is the ClearChoice Body Firming Lotion SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters octinoxate and oxybenzone.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 49.0/100, reflecting its weak SPF 15 and older filters. It works best as a body moisturizer rather than a dedicated sunscreen.