UV Squad Vitamin C & Pro-Ceramides Fluid Body Lotion SPF 50 PA++++
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
UV Squad Vitamin C and Pro-Ceramides Fluid Body Lotion SPF 50 PA++++ is a chemical sunscreen on an older-filter base of Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, with a little Titanium Dioxide. As a body lotion it has a dewy finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and may sting slightly for some users. Pore-clogging is low and it is an okay makeup base. Protection is rated good and the score is 65.1/100, making it an acceptable everyday body option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
67
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #9, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #23, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −15 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −21 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #23
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #23
- −2 Petrolatum at #18, heaviest occlusive
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glycol Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #23, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (37)
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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Stearamide
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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15 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 heaviest occlusive
- 1 → dewy occlusive
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Supporting ingredient
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25 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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26 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 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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29 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is this a body or face sunscreen?
It is a fluid body lotion, SPF 50 PA++++, formulated for larger areas. It has a dewy finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel.
Mineral or chemical?
It is primarily chemical, using Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, with a little Titanium Dioxide. The filters are an older generation.
Is the UV Squad Vitamin C & Pro-Ceramides Fluid Body Lotion SPF 50 PA++++ any good?
It scores 65.1/100, a middle-of-the-road result. Protection is rated good and pore-clogging is low, though it may sting slightly for some users.