Biore UV Aqua Rich Weightless Moisturizer With SPF 30 Canada
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Biore UV Aqua Rich Weightless Moisturizer with SPF 30 (Canada) is a chemical sunscreen built on an older-generation filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and keeps white cast low, and it is rated as a good makeup base. Buyers with sensitive or watery eyes should note it tends to sting more, so it is generally better kept away from the eye area. With good protection and a score of 63.8/100, it is a reasonable everyday daily-moisturizer option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- β4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
17
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β10 Volatile alcohol at #6
- β8 Fragrance
- β8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Behenate, Isoceteth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, 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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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- β 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- β 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 βFull ingredient list (28)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths 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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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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18 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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20 Isoceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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23 Arginine
pH adjuster
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24 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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27 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
Does Biore UV Aqua Rich SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a chemical sunscreen on filters like avobenzone, homosalate and octocrylene, it absorbs into the skin with a balanced, lightweight finish and no visible mineral tint.
Is this Biore sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses an older-generation filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene, with no zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.
Is Biore UV Aqua Rich SPF 30 good for under makeup?
Yes, it is rated a good makeup base and feels lightweight with low pore-clogging risk. One caveat: it tends to sting more, so it is generally better kept away from the eye area.