Coppertone Sport Face Lotion SPF 60
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coppertone Sport Face Lotion is an SPF 60 chemical sunscreen with older-school filters, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight, and leaves low white cast, with low pore-clogging risk, though it can sting a little, which is common for sport formulas. It works okay under makeup. With good protection and a score of 68.8/100, it is a solid pick for active, outdoor wear.
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
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 60)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, 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
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #15, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tapioca Starch)
- β 1 Glycerin at #28, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Glycereth-26)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tapioca Starch)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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Water resistance
Very resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +20 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
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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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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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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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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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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Glycereth-26
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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28 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is Coppertone Sport Face Lotion good for sweat and outdoor activity?
It is geared for active wear with SPF 60 and good measured protection. It can sting a little, which is common for sport formulas, so keep it away from the eyes.
Does the Coppertone Sport Face Lotion SPF 60 leave a white cast?
No, it leaves low white cast with a balanced, lightweight finish, and it carries low pore-clogging risk.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-school filters, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene.