L'Erbolario Sun Cream For Face And Body SPF 50+
86/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- +12.3 Zinc Oxide at #24, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
- −9.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −7.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #24
- +0.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
63
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −2 Zinc Oxide at #24, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Coco-Caprylate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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16 Oryzanol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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24 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.3 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling