Bondi Sands Fragrance Free Water Resistant Sunscreen Spray SPF 30
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bondi Sands Fragrance Free Water Resistant Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen spray with a hybrid filter blend, including Homosalate, Octocrylene and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and a low breakout-trigger rating makes it generally acne-friendly. Makeup layering is okay and the fragrance-free formula suits sensitive preferences. With a 74.9/100 score and excellent protection, it is a dependable body spray.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
81
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #20, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- −9.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −2.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, 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 #11, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
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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
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (28)
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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Supporting ingredient
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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16 Hexadecene
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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24 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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25 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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
Does Bondi Sands Fragrance Free Sunscreen Spray leave a white cast?
No. Its ghost-mode rating is low, so it generally settles invisibly with a balanced finish.
Is the Bondi Sands Fragrance Free Water Resistant Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen spray with a hybrid filter blend, including Homosalate, Octocrylene and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Is this sunscreen any good?
Yes. It scores 74.9/100 with excellent protection, and the fragrance-free, water-resistant formula makes it a dependable body spray.