Bioderma Photoderm Max Spray SPF 50+
87/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bioderma Photoderm Max Spray SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter mix of Tinosorb M, avobenzone and Uvinul T 150. The spray wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, low white cast, and does not sting, making application and reapplication easy. Excellent protection from a strong, modern-leaning filter set gives it a score of 87.1/100. A high-performing, easy-to-apply daily and outdoor sunscreen.
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 #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- β4.9 UVB coverage saturated
- β4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Avobenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (C20-22 Alcohols)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Diisopropyl Sebacate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (30)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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 β 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
- β 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 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)
- β 20.9 UV protection
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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24 Rhamnose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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27 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
Is Bioderma Photoderm Max Spray SPF 50 good?
Yes, it scores 87.1/100 with excellent protection. The spray format makes application and reapplication easy.
Does the Bioderma Photoderm Max Spray SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and does not sting.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical with a hybrid mix of Tinosorb M, avobenzone and Uvinul T 150, a strong, modern-leaning filter set.