Sun Like Sun Protection Eco Lotion SPF 50
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sun Like Sun Protection Eco Lotion SPF 50 is a sunscreen combining Titanium Dioxide with older-generation chemical filters Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It has a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and it does not commonly sting the eyes. Protection is rated good. With a score of 65.4 out of 100, it is a fair everyday lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
56
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #18, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −6 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −6 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 4 2 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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22 D-Limonene
Supporting ingredient
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23 Myrcene
Supporting ingredient
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24 Heliotropine
Supporting ingredient
Does Sun Like Eco Lotion SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally absorbs without a visible white film. It has a balanced finish and a lightweight feel.
Is the Sun Like Sun Protection Eco Lotion SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a sunscreen combining Titanium Dioxide with older-generation chemical filters Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Is Sun Like Eco Lotion SPF 50 good?
It scores 65.4 out of 100 with protection rated good, making it a fair everyday lotion. It also does not commonly sting the eyes.