Bioderma Photoderm Max Crème Spf 100
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bioderma Photoderm Max Creme is a very high SPF 100 chemical sunscreen on a hybrid filter base, including Tinosorb M, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Triazone, for excellent broad-spectrum coverage. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, low white cast and low pore-clogging potential, and does not sting. It scores 75.9/100. A reassuring pick for very high sun exposure where maximum SPF is the priority.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
90
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +11.4 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #6, UV filter
- −16.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 100)
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (C20-22 Alcohols)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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9 Ptfe
Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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13 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Rhamnose
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is Bioderma Photoderm Max Creme?
It is a very high SPF 100. The hybrid filter base is rated excellent for broad-spectrum protection.
Is the Bioderma Photoderm Max Crème Spf 100 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using a hybrid blend with Tinosorb M, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It scores 75.9/100.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low, and the cream wears with a balanced, lightweight finish that does not sting.