Lavozon Sun Fluid Spf 50 City Defense
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lavozon Sun Fluid SPF 50 City Defense is a hybrid chemical sunscreen built on octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone, the modern filter Tinosorb S, and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and works well as a makeup base. Sting potential is rated high, so it may not suit very sensitive eyes or skin. Protection is rated excellent and the overall score is solid, making it a capable daily fluid.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #11, UV filter
- −13.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −14 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #32, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #3
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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 (32)
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 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
Does Lavozon Sun Fluid SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally wears clear. As a hybrid chemical fluid it has a balanced, lightweight finish and works well as a makeup base.
Will the Lavozon Sun Fluid Spf 50 City Defense sting sensitive skin or eyes?
Sting potential is rated high, so it may not suit very sensitive eyes or skin. If you are sensitive, patch test before regular use.
Is it good and what filters does it use?
Protection is rated excellent and the overall score is solid. It uses a hybrid filter set including octocrylene, avobenzone, and the modern filter Tinosorb S.