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Bondi Sands Fragrance Free Sunscreen Aerosol Mist SPF 50

Bondi Sands SPF 50
Bondi Sands Fragrance Free Sunscreen Aerosol Mist SPF 50

68/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 61
  • +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
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

Medium 46
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 43
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 88
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 Cera Alba at #7, wax film
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 91
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

High 25
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +7 1 water-locking waxes
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Full ingredient list (26)

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. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  2. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Octocrylene

    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
  5. Supporting ingredient

  6. 6 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  7. 7 Cera Alba

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 12 wax film
    • ↑ 7 wax water lock
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  10. 10 Cocoglycerides

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. 11 PEG-15 Cocamine

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. 12 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  13. 13 PEG-40 Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. 14 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  16. 16 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. 17 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  18. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. 19 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  20. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  23. 23 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  24. 24 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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