L'Oreal Bright Reveal Broad Spectrum Daily UV Lotion SPF 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
L'Oreal Bright Reveal Broad Spectrum Daily UV Lotion SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen built on older filters including Avobenzone, Homosalate, and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low chance of white cast, though it may sting somewhat if it gets near the eyes. Protection is rated good and it generally works well under makeup. With a score in the high 60s it is a serviceable daily lotion, held back mainly by its dated filter lineup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
33
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Isocetyl Stearate at #21, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-8 Laurate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 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 (36)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Colorant or pigment
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16 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 PEG-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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35 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is L'Oreal Bright Reveal Daily UV Lotion?
It is SPF 50 with protection rated good. That suits it for daily wear under normal sun exposure.
Is L'Oreal Bright Reveal mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on older filters including Avobenzone, Homosalate, and Octocrylene. The dated lineup is the main thing holding back its high-60s score.
Does L'Oreal Bright Reveal work under makeup?
Yes, it generally works well under makeup, with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel. It may sting somewhat near the eyes.