Lea SUN Kids Sun Care Milk SPF 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lea SUN Kids Sun Care Milk is an SPF 50 chemical sunscreen using older- generation Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with some Titanium Dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, feels lightweight and shows low white cast, and it does not commonly sting, which suits a kids format. Pore-clogging potential is low and makeup compatibility is okay. Protection is rated weak and the score of 49.0 is the lowest here, reflecting a thin, dated filter list.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
18
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #22, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #25, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Imidazolidinyl Urea)
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Eye sting
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #22
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Decyl Oleate at #6, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- −50 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Decyl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #22, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 6 4 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Urea, …)
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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12 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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13 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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14 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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15 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Lea SUN Kids sunscreen gentle for kids' skin?
It does not commonly sting, which suits a kids format, and pore-clogging potential is low. As always, patch testing is generally wise for young skin.
Is the Lea SUN Kids Sun Care Milk SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using older-generation Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with some Titanium Dioxide.
Is Lea SUN Kids SPF 50 a strong sunscreen?
Its protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0 out of 100, the lowest in its set. The thin, dated filter list is the main reason.