Gerovital Loțiune Spray Protecție Solară Copii SPF 50 Sun/ Kids Sunscreen Spray Lotion SPF 50 Sun
85/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gerovital Kids Sunscreen Spray Lotion SPF 50 is a hybrid sunscreen using a broad mix of modern and older chemical filters including Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and rates low for white cast. Breakout-trigger is low and it layers excellently under makeup or other products. Scoring 84.6/100 with excellent protection, it is a strong high-SPF option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #9, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- −20.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −11 BHA at #16, on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Octinoxate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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 (17)
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 Butane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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6 Propane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Supporting ingredient
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13 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 BHA
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
- ↓ 11 on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
Does Gerovital Kids Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast. As a chemical-based hybrid spray, it absorbs without leaving a mineral film, with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Gerovital Loțiune Spray Protecție Solară Copii SPF 50 Sun/ Kids Sunscreen Spray Lotion SPF 50 Sun mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid using chemical filters such as Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Ethylhexyl Triazone.
Is it good?
It scores 84.6/100 with excellent protection, a strong result for a high-SPF spray. It rates low for breakout-trigger and layers excellently under makeup or other products.