Bamford SPF 50 Sunscreen
77/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
88
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +9.6 Polysilicone-15 at #9, UV filter
- −27 UVB coverage saturated
- −8.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, 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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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (28)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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 (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Polysilicone-15), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract