Bioxcin Sun Care Sunscreen For Dry And Normal Skin Types
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bioxcin Sun Care Sunscreen for Dry and Normal Skin Types is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter set that pairs modern broad-spectrum filters such as diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate and methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol with octocrylene and a cinnamate. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low chance of white cast. It does not sting and is low on pore-clogging, generally suiting most skin types, and it works okay under makeup. With excellent protection and a score of 80.1/100, it is a capable everyday option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
98
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- +14.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #24, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
- −19.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −12.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 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
61
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Palmitate at #8, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #30, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
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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
Full ingredient list (31)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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23 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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29 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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30 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is the Bioxcin Sun Care Sunscreen For Dry And Normal Skin Types mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, with a hybrid filter set that includes modern broad-spectrum filters alongside octocrylene and a cinnamate.
Does the Bioxcin Sun Care Sunscreen For Dry And Normal Skin Types leave a white cast?
The chance is low. As a chemical sunscreen it generally absorbs without a visible cast.
Is it good?
It scores 80.1/100 with excellent protection. It is a capable everyday option that wears lightweight with a balanced finish.