MCaffeine Brightening SPF 50 Pa+++ Body Sunscreen Lotion
54/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MCaffeine Brightening is an SPF 50 PA+++ body sunscreen lotion using an old-school filter set that includes Benzophenone-3 (Oxybenzone), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, and Avobenzone. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low. It is low pore-clogging but carries a high sting risk, so it is better kept to the body than the face. Protection is moderate and it scores 53.5/100, a lower-tier result.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
50
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +11.4 Homosalate at #6, UV filter
- −14.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- +0.1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −10 Cooling agents (Menthol)
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #13, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #13, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 7 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (22)
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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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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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8 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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12 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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17 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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19 Menthol
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Ci 14720
Colorant or pigment
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does MCaffeine Brightening SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. As a chemical lotion it generally wears clean across skin tones without a mineral residue.
Does the MCaffeine Brightening SPF 50 Pa+++ Body Sunscreen Lotion sting?
It carries a high sting risk, so it is better kept to the body than the face. The formula is otherwise low pore-clogging.
Is MCaffeine Brightening SPF 50 body lotion any good?
It scores 53.5/100 with moderate protection. Built on older-generation filters with a high sting risk, it is a lower-tier result best used on the body.