La Roche-Posay Double Repair Moisturizer Uv Spf 30
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
La Roche-Posay Double Repair Moisturizer UV SPF 30 is a chemical daily moisturizer using older-generation filters (Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate). It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, layers well under makeup and does not sting. Pore-clogging risk is low, making it suitable for everyday use. With a moderate protection rating and a score in the mid-60s, it is best viewed as a comfortable daily moisturizer with SPF 30 rather than dedicated high protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #15, UV filter
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #18, UV filter
- +7.2 Homosalate at #19, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #19 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #15, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Avobenzone at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Octocrylene at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Homosalate at #19, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Octisalate at #18, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
- β5 Stearic Acid at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Myristic Acid at #3, moderate comedogenic signal
- β4 Palmitic Acid at #10, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β45 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Myristic Acid)
- β45 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- β15 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- β10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Avobenzone at #11, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #15, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 3 3 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Xanthan Gum)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (20)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 45 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- β 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 5 minor malassezia feeder
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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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12 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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15 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.6 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 4.8 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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19 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 7.2 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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20 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
Does La Roche-Posay Double Repair Moisturizer UV SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. As a chemical moisturizer it blends in clear, so it is generally invisible across skin tones.
Does the La Roche-Posay Double Repair Moisturizer Uv Spf 30 work under makeup?
Yes. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and is rated a good makeup base, and it does not sting the eyes.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores in the mid-60s with a moderate protection rating. It works best as a comfortable daily moisturizer with SPF 30 rather than dedicated high protection.