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Coppertone Limited Edition Ultra Guard SPF 70 Sunscreen Lotion

Coppertone Limited Edition Ultra Guard SPF 70 Sunscreen Lotion

61/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 66
  • +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
  • +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #5, UV filter
  • βˆ’8.9 UVB coverage saturated
  • βˆ’6.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • Γ—0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 70)
How we rate uv protection β†’
☒️

Health safety

Low 0
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’70 Oxybenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • βˆ’14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • βˆ’10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • βˆ’3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
  • βˆ’7 Retinyl Palmitate at #14, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
  • +5 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
How we rate health safety β†’
🀧

Allergens

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’1 1 declared fragrance allergens
  • βˆ’9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Medium 32
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • βˆ’15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • βˆ’11 Oxybenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • βˆ’9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • βˆ’9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’1 Palmitic Acid at #17, moderate comedogenic signal
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Medium 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • βˆ’14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
  • βˆ’4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
How we rate fungal acne β†’
πŸ‘•

Fabric stains

High 5
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • βˆ’20 Oxybenzone at #5, yellow stains on white cotton
  • βˆ’15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • βˆ’10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • β†’ 1 Humectant polyols
  • β†’ 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate water resistance β†’

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
  • ✨ Vitamin C

Full ingredient list (26)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 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
  2. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Ethylhexyl Salicylate

    Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Octocrylene

    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
  5. 5 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  6. 6 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  7. 7 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  8. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  9. 9 Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  10. 10 Behenyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 β†’ nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. 11 Benzyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  12. Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF

  13. 13 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  14. 14 Retinyl Palmitate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
  15. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. 16 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  17. 17 Palmitic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  18. 18 Lauryl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  19. 19 Myristyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  20. 20 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  21. 21 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  22. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. 23 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  24. 24 Cellulose Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. 25 Butylated PVP

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  26. 26 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

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