Bioderma Photoderm Spf 30 Spray
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bioderma Photoderm SPF 30 Spray is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter set, combining methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol with octocrylene and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane. The spray feels lightweight with a balanced finish, low white cast and no sting, and it is okay under makeup. Protection is rated excellent, and with a solid score of 76 it is a reliable convenient option, though the SPF 30 caps its overall rating.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- β8.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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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
61
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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 (26)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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10 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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11 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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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
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Bioderma Photoderm SPF 30 Spray leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it should stay largely invisible. The spray feels lightweight with a balanced finish and does not sting, which makes it easy to apply.
Is the Bioderma Photoderm Spf 30 Spray mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, with a hybrid filter set that includes methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, octocrylene and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Is the Bioderma Photoderm spray any good?
It is a solid option, scoring 76 out of 100. Protection is rated excellent and it wears lightweight, though the SPF 30 caps the overall score below the higher SPF 50 sprays.