LACURA Sport Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Lotion
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
LACURA Sport Sunscreen is a broad-spectrum SPF 50 chemical lotion built on an older-school blend of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, and Octocrylene. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and is low on pore-clogging risk, though it may sting slightly if it gets into the eyes. It works okay under makeup. With a 65.9/100 score and moderate protection, it is a workable everyday sport option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
54
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Stearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate/Isostearate/Dimer Dilinoleate Crosspolymer, Ceteth-10 Phosphate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2.5 3 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (26)
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 (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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 (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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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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14 Xanthan Gum
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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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is LACURA Sport Sunscreen SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses an older-school blend of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, and Octocrylene, with no mineral filters.
Does LACURA Sport SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, it keeps a low white cast and wears light with a balanced finish. It may sting slightly if it gets into the eyes during sweat or water exposure.
Is this sport sunscreen any good?
It scores 65.9/100 with moderate protection, making it a workable everyday sport option. It is low on pore-clogging risk and works okay under makeup.