Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ Body Lotion
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ Body Lotion is a hybrid chemical sunscreen combining Avobenzone, Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Triazone with 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor. As a body lotion it wears with a balanced finish, feels lightweight and shows low white cast, with low pore-clogging potential and okay makeup compatibility. Protection is good. The score of 63.2 sits in the mid range, with a modern filter offset by an older one.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +12 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #1, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- −12.9 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
6
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (8)
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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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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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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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. It is a chemical hybrid body lotion with no mineral filters, so it blends in easily.
Is the Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ Body Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, combining Avobenzone, Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Triazone with 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor.
Is Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ good?
It scores 63.2 out of 100, sitting in the mid range. Protection is good and it feels lightweight, with a modern filter offset by an older one.