Dr. Loretta Urban Antioxidant Sunscreen Spf 40
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dr. Loretta Urban Antioxidant Sunscreen is a chemical-leaning SPF 40 with Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, and Zinc Oxide. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, with a low breakout-trigger reading that suits most skin types. Protection is rated good and it sits acceptably under makeup. The score of 68.5 makes it a solid antioxidant daily sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- −10.5 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Sinensis Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 8% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #34
- +8 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 8% declared
- −1 Coconut Oil at #18, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #18, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-21)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #15, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #35, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Zinc Oxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Zinc Oxide at #4, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (35)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- ↑ 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 8% declared
- ↑ 8 8% declared
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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8 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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16 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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18 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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31 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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Botanical extract
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Colorant or pigment
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35 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is the Dr. Loretta Urban Antioxidant Sunscreen Spf 40 mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, with Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene, plus some mineral Zinc Oxide.
Does the Dr. Loretta Urban Antioxidant Sunscreen Spf 40 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. This SPF 40 formula has a balanced, lightweight finish that generally blends in well.
Is it good?
It scores 68.5 out of 100 with good protection, making it a solid antioxidant daily sunscreen.