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Babaria Aqua UV Sunscreen Spray SPF 50

Babaria SPF 50
Babaria Aqua UV Sunscreen Spray SPF 50

77/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 85
  • +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
  • +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #11, UV filter
  • −29.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 49
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −2 Ensulizole at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #27, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Low 82
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, 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
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
  • → 10 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 6 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.

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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
  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (33)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. 3 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  5. 5 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. 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
  8. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 6.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 17.6 UV protection
  11. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  12. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  13. 13 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  14. Botanical extract

  15. 15 Acetyl Tyrosine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  16. 16 Beta-Carotene

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. Botanical extract

  18. Botanical extract

  19. 19 Riboflavin

    Supporting ingredient

  20. 20 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Ascorbic Acid

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. 23 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  24. 24 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  25. 25 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  26. 26 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  27. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  28. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  29. 29 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  30. 30 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  31. 31 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  32. 32 Sodium Sulfite

    Supporting ingredient

  33. 33 Ci 26100

    Colorant or pigment

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