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Biotherm Supra D-tox SPF 50 Pa+++ Technology 'In & Out'

Biotherm SPF 50
Biotherm Supra D-tox SPF 50 Pa+++ Technology 'In & Out'

83/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 79
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +26.6 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +9.5)
  • +32 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +11.2)
  • +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #12, UV filter
  • +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #13, UV filter
  • −9.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 65
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −17 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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White cast

Low 95
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #10
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Eye sting

Medium 53
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −2 Ensulizole at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
  • −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 80
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Mexoryl XL at #9, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #3
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
  • ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (47)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  3. 3 Alcohol Denat

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

    • ↑ 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
  4. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX)

    • ↑ 26.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  8. 8 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 32 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  10. Colorant or pigment

  11. 11 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  12. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  13. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 13.2 UV protection
  14. 14 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  15. 15 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  16. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  17. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  19. 19 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  20. 20 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  21. 21 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. 22 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. 23 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  24. 24 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  25. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  26. Botanical extract

  27. 27 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  28. 28 Limonene

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  29. Botanical extract

  30. 30 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  31. 31 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  32. 32 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  33. Botanical extract

  34. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  35. 35 Mannitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  36. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  37. 37 Rna

    Supporting ingredient

  38. 38 Pyridoxine Hcl

    Supporting ingredient

  39. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  40. 40 Histidine Hcl

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  41. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  42. 42 Benzyl Benzoate

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  43. 43 Phenylalanine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  44. 44 Citral

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  45. 45 Tyrosine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  46. Botanical extract

  47. 47 Benzyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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