SUNdance Sport Spf 30 Sonnencreme-Gel
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
SUNdance Sport SPF 30 Sonnencreme-Gel is a chemical (old school) sport sunscreen built on Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, with some Titanium Dioxide. The gel is lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white cast, but it commonly stings, so it is best kept away from the eyes during sport. Breakout risk is low and it works fine under makeup. Protection is good and the score is 69.5/100, a budget sport pick where the older filter set holds it back.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
76
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −2.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #6 (nano)
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Eye sting
High
19
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #6
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
- +8.4 Volatile alcohol at #3, evaporating texture
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate)
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Fabric stains
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #6, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 2 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Propylheptyl Caprylate, Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 3 High mineral load at #6 greys under foundation (nano)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
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
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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3 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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22 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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26 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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27 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does the SUNdance Sport Spf 30 Sonnencreme-Gel leave a white cast?
White cast is low, so it generally blends in well. The gel texture is lightweight and absorbs without much residue.
Does the SUNdance Sport Spf 30 Sonnencreme-Gel sting the eyes?
Sting potential is rated high, so it can irritate if it runs into the eyes during sweat or sport. Keeping it away from the eye area and letting it set before activity is sensible.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it good?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older filter set of Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with some Titanium Dioxide. Protection is good but the score is 69.5/100, a budget sport option held back by the dated filters.