Bell hypoallergenic BB Cream SPF 50
78/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
80
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- −1.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −0.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #36
- +36.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.1 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- +4.5 Volatile hydrocarbon at #7, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Glyceryl Behenate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #10, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Boron Nitride)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Boron Nitride)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (36)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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27 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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28 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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33 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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34 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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35 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment