La Roche-Posay La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 SPF 50
by La Roche-Posay · skin_care
Editor's Take
Exceptional barrier repair meets broad-spectrum UV defense, but the chemical filter base and petrochemical scaffold put this far outside clean standards territory.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 1.0 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 4.5 / 10
The Verdict
This is a dermatologically credible hybrid: high-level Panthenol and Madecassoside deliver genuine post-procedure or compromised-skin support, while Homosalate, Octocrylene, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate provide robust UVB coverage. The multi-mineral chronostimulant and ceramide-mimetic lipids push the technology score into modern territory. But the clean score collapses under the weight of five flagged UV filters, BHT, Triethanolamine, and a petrochemical-heavy emulsion base. Worth it for sensitized skin needing serious sun protection and barrier repair in one tube; skip it if clean ingredient alignment or reef-safe formulation matters to you.
Full INCI list
AQUA / WATER, HOMOSALATE, PANTHENOL, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, OCTOCRYLENE, ALCOHOL DENAT., BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE, STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, ETHYLHEXYL TRIAZONE, TRIETHANOLAMINE, DIMETHICONE, PHENYLBENZIMIDAZLE SULFONIC ACID, PEG-8 LAURATE, SORBITAN OLEATE, ZINC GLUCONATE, MADECASSOSIDE, MANGANESE GLUCONATE, ISOHEXADECANE, SODIUM ACRYLATES CROSSLOLYMER-2, SILICA, 2-OLEAMIDO-1,3-OCTANEDIOL, PERLITE, DROMETRIZOLE TRISILOXANE, POLOXAMER 338, DISODIUM EDTA, COPPER GLUCONATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE 80, ACRYLAMIDE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE COPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, BHT, TOCOPHEROL, PHENOXYETHANOL[1][6]