Lea SUN Suncare Cream SPF 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lea SUN Suncare Cream is an SPF 50 sunscreen pairing the older chemical filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate with mineral titanium dioxide. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight, shows low white cast, and has a low pore-clogging profile. Protection is rated weak, which holds it back. With a score of 49.0/100, it is a modest choice best reserved for low-exposure days.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
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- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #19, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- ×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
91
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #19
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #17, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
21
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- −36 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
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Fabric stains
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #19, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 6 4 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Urea, …)
- → 5 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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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
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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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 Suncare Cream SPF 50 good?
It scores 49.0/100 with protection rated weak, so it is a modest choice best kept for low-exposure days despite the SPF 50 label.
Is the Lea SUN Suncare Cream SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, pairing the chemical filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate with mineral titanium dioxide.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it should not be very visible despite the mineral content. The finish is balanced.