Le rub Sunscreen SPF 30
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Le rub Sunscreen SPF 30 is a mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide as its sole filter, which commonly gives broad-spectrum coverage. It keeps a balanced finish and stays lightweight, but shows a medium white cast, so some tone-up can be visible. It does not sting and breakout risk is low, though it rates poorly as a makeup base. With moderate protection and a 66.8/100 score, it is a decent single-filter mineral option for those who prefer zinc.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −6 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −6 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Cananga Odorata Oil, Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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White cast
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 18.7% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (18.7% total declared)
- +5.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- +12 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −37 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- +0 Saccharomyces/Grape Ferment Extract at #10, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #9, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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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 (41)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 42 18.7% declared
- ↑ 30 18.7% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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25 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Fragrance
Fragrance
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31 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Plant oil, an emollient
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33 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Plant oil, an emollient
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35 Extract
Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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39 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Le rub Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It can. White cast is rated medium, so some tone-up may be visible. This is common for single-filter zinc oxide sunscreens.
Is the Le rub Sunscreen SPF 30 good under makeup?
Not really. It rates poorly as a makeup base, so it is better worn on its own. Breakout risk is low and it does not sting.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is mineral, using zinc oxide as its only filter, which commonly gives broad-spectrum coverage.