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The Love Co. Daily Dose SPF 50 Body Lotion

The Love Co. SPF 50
The Love Co. Daily Dose SPF 50 Body Lotion

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 18
  • +9.6 Octocrylene at #17, UV filter
  • +2.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #26, UV filter
  • +14.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #33, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #17 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −4 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil)
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Tinosorb M at #33
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Eye sting

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Octocrylene at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Octisalate at #26, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Isopropyl Palmitate at #34, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Medium 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Octocrylene at #17, co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 1 Glycerin at #27, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
  • → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 3 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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
  • ✨ Centella asiatica
  • ✨ Green tea

Full ingredient list (42)

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.

  1. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  2. Botanical extract

  3. Botanical extract

  4. Botanical extract

  5. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  6. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  7. Botanical extract

  8. Botanical extract

  9. Plant oil, an emollient

  10. 10 Squalane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  11. 11 Black 2

    Colorant or pigment

  12. Botanical extract

  13. Botanical extract

  14. Botanical extract

  15. Botanical extract

  16. 16 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  17. 17 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 9.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  18. 18 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  19. 19 Ceramide NG

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  20. 20 Ceramide NP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  21. 21 Ceramide AP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  22. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  23. 23 Behenyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  24. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  25. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  26. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 2.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
  27. 27 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  28. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  29. 29 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  30. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  31. 31 Emulsifying Wax

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

  32. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  34. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  35. 35 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  36. 36 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  37. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  38. 38 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  39. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  40. 40 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  41. 41 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  42. 42 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

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