Biodermal Biodermal Anti-Age Spf 50
79/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Biodermal Anti-Age SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter blend, including Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and sits okay under makeup, though it can sting a little. Breakout trigger is low. With excellent protection and a score of 78.5/100, it is a capable daily anti-age sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −35.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −30.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −18.6 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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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
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Myristyl Myristate at #19, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Canola Oil)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate, Sucrose Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #10, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #35, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Diglycerin)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Canola Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (39)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Diglycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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17 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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23 Canola Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Biodermal Anti-Age SPF 50 a good sunscreen?
It scores 78.5/100 with excellent protection, making it a capable daily anti-age sunscreen. The hybrid filter blend gives broad coverage.
Is the Biodermal Biodermal Anti-Age Spf 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid blend, including Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Ethylhexyl Triazone.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is low and the finish is balanced and lightweight. It sits okay under makeup, though it can sting a little near the eyes.