Garnier Ombrelle Kids Water Resistant Lotion Spf 50+
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Ombrelle Kids Water Resistant Lotion SPF 50+ is a hybrid sunscreen combining Titanium Dioxide with chemical filters including Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and the modern photostable filters Drometrizole Trisiloxane and Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid. It has a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel suited to active outdoor days. Protection is rated excellent. With a score of 80.4 out of 100, it is a reliable water-resistant pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +40 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +14)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +26.6 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +9.5)
- −15.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −37.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −2 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Titanium Dioxide, 5.9% declared
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #9
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 5.9% declared
- −2 Synthetic Wax at #17, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #27, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
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Fabric stains
High
5
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Mexoryl XL at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #9
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #9
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #9), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (34)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 18 5.9% declared
- ↑ 10 5.9% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 40 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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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 (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX)
- ↑ 26.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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7 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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11 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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25 Dodecene
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Garnier Ombrelle Kids Lotion SPF 50+ good?
It scores 80.4 out of 100 with protection rated excellent, making it a reliable water-resistant pick for active outdoor days. It has low pore-clogging risk.
Does the Garnier Ombrelle Kids Water Resistant Lotion Spf 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally rubs in without a heavy white film. It has a balanced finish and a lightweight feel.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen. It combines Titanium Dioxide with chemical filters including Octocrylene and modern photostable filters such as Drometrizole Trisiloxane.