LV Sun Cream For Face 50 SPF
94/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
LV Sun Cream For Face is a chemical face sunscreen built on a modern filter lineup including Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast and works well as a makeup base. Stinging and pore-clogging are both rated low, so it is generally comfortable for sensitive and breakout-prone skin. With excellent protection and a high score of 94, it is one of the stronger options in this set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
92
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +22.8 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #7, UV filter
- −23.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −10 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #17, wax film
- −2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #15, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate)
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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 (33)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)
- ↑ 22.8 UV protection
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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13 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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18 Ceteareth-12
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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31 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is LV Sun Cream For Face mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. It uses a modern filter lineup including Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Does the LV Sun Cream For Face 50 SPF leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. It wears balanced and lightweight and works well as a makeup base.
Is LV Sun Cream For Face a good sunscreen?
It scores 94 out of 100 with excellent protection. It is one of the stronger face sunscreens in this set, comfortable for sensitive and breakout-prone skin.