Dove Body Love Summer Limited Edition SPF 15
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dove Body Love Summer Limited Edition SPF 15 is a low-SPF chemical body sunscreen using Octisalate, Avobenzone, Ensulizole, and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, with a medium chance of stinging. Pore-clogging risk is low. SPF 15 gives only baseline protection, so with a good in-category rating and a score of 67.0/100, it suits casual body use rather than extended sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
56
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #8, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
31
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glycol Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #8, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 7 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 →Full ingredient list (38)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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13 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Triolein
Supporting ingredient
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23 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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26 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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33 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Dove Body Love Summer?
It is SPF 15, a baseline level of protection. It is designed as a body sunscreen for casual use rather than extended sun exposure.
Is the Dove Body Love Summer Limited Edition SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Octisalate, Avobenzone, Ensulizole, and Octocrylene. White cast is rated low.
Is it any good?
It scores 67.0/100 with a good in-category rating and low pore-clogging risk. It suits casual body use, with a medium chance of stinging.