Bionnex Preventiva Sunscreen Cream SPF 100+
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bionnex Preventiva Sunscreen Cream SPF 100+ is a high-SPF chemical and mineral blend, pairing Octocrylene and avobenzone with titanium dioxide for broad spectrum cover. The finish is dewy and the formula stays lightweight, but the titanium can leave a medium white cast and it is not the strongest makeup base. It can sting if it gets near the eyes, while staying generally low for pore-clogging. Protection is good and the very high SPF rating helps, but the older filter set keeps the score in the high 60s.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
77
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- −3.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 100)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Olivate)
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Fabric stains
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Polyacrylate)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (24)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Disiloxane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
What SPF is Bionnex Preventiva Sunscreen Cream?
It is SPF 100+, a very high rating. Protection tests as good, and the high SPF helps, though the older filter set keeps the overall score in the high 60s.
Does the Bionnex Preventiva Sunscreen Cream SPF 100+ leave a white cast?
It can leave a medium white cast, mainly from the titanium dioxide. The finish is dewy and the formula stays lightweight.
Is it good under makeup?
It is not the strongest makeup base, and it can sting if it gets near the eyes. It is generally low for pore-clogging.