La Roche-Posay Anthelios Anthelios XL Wet Skin Sunscreen SPF 50+ (2024)
86/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Wet Skin (2024) is an SPF 50+ chemical sunscreen using a hybrid filter system including Drometrizole Trisiloxane, Tinosorb S, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Avobenzone for broad, modern coverage. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and it is formulated not to sting the eyes, which suits its wet-skin, active use. Pore-clogging risk is low and it sits okay under makeup. With an excellent protection rating and a high score in the mid-80s, it is a strong everyday and outdoor pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
99
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +40 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +14)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- β37.6 UVB coverage saturated
- β15.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β4 Volatile alcohol at #10
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, PEG-8 Laurate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β10 Mexoryl XL at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +6 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (27)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 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
- β 40 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- β 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- β 20.9 UV protection
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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11 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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14 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Carbomer
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
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
Does La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Wet Skin SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. As a hybrid chemical formula it blends in clear, so it is generally invisible across skin tones.
Is the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Anthelios XL Wet Skin Sunscreen SPF 50+ (2024) good for sweaty or active days?
Yes. It is a wet-skin formula rated not to sting the eyes, with a lightweight feel, which suits sport and humid conditions.
Is this a good sunscreen?
Yes. It scores in the mid-80s with an excellent protection rating and a modern hybrid filter system, making it a strong everyday and outdoor choice.