L'Oreal Youth Code Dark Spot Corrector Day Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
L'Oreal Youth Code Dark Spot Corrector Day Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 is a chemical day moisturizer on an older filter blend of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, low white cast, and low pore-clogging risk, though it may sting sensitive eyes a little. It works well under makeup. With a score of 65.1/100 and good protection, it is a serviceable daily moisturizer with sun defense, though the filters are dated.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +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
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −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
- −8 Fragrance
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Laureth-7)
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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
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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 (29)
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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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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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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21 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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29 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does this L'Oreal Youth Code moisturizer leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is a chemical day moisturizer with a balanced finish that blends into skin.
Is the L'Oreal Youth Code Dark Spot Corrector Day Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 good under makeup?
Yes, it works well as a makeup base. It is also rated low for pore-clogging, so it is generally suitable for blemish-prone skin.
Is L'Oreal Youth Code Dark Spot Corrector SPF 30 any good?
It scores 65.1/100 with good protection. It is a serviceable daily moisturizer with sun defense, though the filter blend is older-generation.