up and up Kid's Sport Sunscreen Stick - SPF 55
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
up&up Kid's Sport Sunscreen Stick SPF 55 is a chemical sunscreen stick using older filters: avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, with okay makeup compatibility. It is low for pore-clogging but carries a medium sting risk, so it is generally best kept away from the eyes. Protection is rated good, and the stick format suits sport and travel, landing at a fair 65.4.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +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
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 55)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- β12 Cera Alba at #5, wax film
- β12 Ozokerite at #7, wax film
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, butter/occlusive fat
- β12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Myristyl Myristate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Very resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +14 2 water-locking waxes
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
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.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (17)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 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
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 12 wax film
- β 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 12 wax film
- β 7 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- β 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does the up&up Kid's Sport Sunscreen Stick sting?
Its sting risk is rated medium, so it is generally best kept away from the immediate eye area. The stick format makes it easy to apply precisely on the rest of the face and body.
What SPF is the up and up Kid's Sport Sunscreen Stick - SPF 55?
It is SPF 55, offering a high level of broad-spectrum protection that is rated good, which suits sport and outdoor days.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters: avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene.