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Be Bodywise Body Sunscreen Spray With SPF 50

Be Bodywise SPF 50
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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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #34
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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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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #34
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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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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 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
  4. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  5. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  6. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)

    • ↑ 22.8 UV protection
  7. 7 Phospholipids

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  8. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  9. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  10. 10 Palm Glycerides

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  12. 12 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  13. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. 14 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. 15 Isododecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  16. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  19. 19 Triheptanoin

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
  20. Supporting ingredient

  21. Botanical extract

  22. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  23. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  26. 26 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  28. 28 Xylitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  29. 29 Glucose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. 30 Anhydroxylitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. Botanical extract

  32. 32 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  34. 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)
  35. 35 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  36. 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
  37. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

  38. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  39. 39 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  40. 40 Menthyl Lactate

    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.

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