Bioten Skin Defence 35+ Antiwrinkle Day Cream Spf 15 - Sensitive Skin
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bioten Skin Defence 35+ Antiwrinkle Day Cream SPF 15 is a hybrid chemical day cream using Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a dewy finish suited to drier skin, keeps white cast low, and does not sting, with low breakout risk. It sits okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 65.7, the low SPF 15 makes it a light daily moisturizer more than a dedicated sun product.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
52
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, 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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Eye sting
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cera Alba at #35, wax film
- −2 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #34, wax film
- −2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #33, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #7, heavy oil
- +3 Volatile silicone at #5, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #3, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
17
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 5 5 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Urea, …)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Polyacrylate-13)
- ← 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +4 2 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (58)
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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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16 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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19 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Glycogen
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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26 Maltose
Supporting ingredient
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27 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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29 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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32 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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35 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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36 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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37 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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38 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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40 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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45 Fragrance
Fragrance
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46 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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47 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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53 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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58 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is Bioten Skin Defence Antiwrinkle Day Cream?
It is SPF 15, which is best seen as light daily protection rather than strong sun defense. Protection reads moderate overall. For longer sun exposure a higher SPF is generally advisable.
Is the Bioten Skin Defence 35+ Antiwrinkle Day Cream Spf 15 - Sensitive Skin good for dry skin?
Yes, the dewy finish generally suits drier skin, and it does not sting. White cast stays low and breakout risk is low. It also sits okay under makeup.
Is the Bioten Skin Defence 35+ Antiwrinkle Day Cream Spf 15 - Sensitive Skin mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical day cream using Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. There are no mineral filters. It scores 65.7 out of 100.