Bali Body BB Cream SPF 15
48/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bali Body BB Cream SPF 15 is a tinted BB cream using an older filter set that includes Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene, and Titanium Dioxide. It wears matte, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, making it a good makeup-style base with generally low pore-clogging risk and no sting. With a score of 48.1 and weak protection at SPF 15, it is better viewed as light tinted coverage than as standalone sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
16
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #26, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #28, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +5.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #29, UV filter
- +6.6 Benzophenone-3 at #30, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #31, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
3
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #30 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #29, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #31, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #28, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #26
- +4.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #28, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #31, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Oxybenzone at #30, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #29, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #26
- +0.5 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #28, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #30, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #31, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #27, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #26, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- ← 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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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.
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (31)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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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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27 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 5.4 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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31 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
Does Bali Body BB Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is low. As a tinted BB cream it is designed to match skin, with a matte finish.
Is the Bali Body BB Cream SPF 15 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can suit oily skin. The matte finish does not sting and the pore-clogging risk is commonly low, making it a comfortable tinted base.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is mainly a chemical sunscreen, using an older filter set with Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene plus some Titanium Dioxide.
What SPF is it and is it good?
It is SPF 15 with weak protection and a score of 48.1 out of 100. It is better used as light tinted coverage than as standalone sun defense.