Be Bodywise Body Sunscreen Spray With SPF 50
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Be Bodywise Body Sunscreen Spray With SPF 50 is a hybrid body sunscreen combining titanium dioxide with chemical filters such as octinoxate, avobenzone, bemotrizinol and Uvasorb HEB. It applies with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and its low breakout-trigger rating means it is generally body friendly. Protection is rated good at SPF 50. With a score of 73.6/100 it is a convenient spray option for body coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
68
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +22.8 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #34, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −25 UVB coverage saturated
- −13.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −5 Talc at #36, inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
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Eye sting
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Cooling agents (Menthyl Lactate)
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Sucrose Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #34, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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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 (40)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)
- ↑ 22.8 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Triheptanoin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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28 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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29 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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32 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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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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35 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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36 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- ↓ 5 inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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39 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
What SPF is Be Bodywise Body Sunscreen Spray?
It is SPF 50 with protection rated good, which makes it well suited to body coverage for everyday wear and time outdoors.
Does the Be Bodywise Body Sunscreen Spray With SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a spray it applies with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, combining titanium dioxide with chemical filters such as octinoxate, avobenzone and bemotrizinol.