Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ Face Gel
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ Face Gel is a hybrid chemical sunscreen using a wide filter blend including Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Ethylhexyl Triazone for broad-spectrum coverage. The gel format wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and keeps pore-clogging risk low. With excellent rated protection and a strong overall score of 81.5, it is a well-rounded face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #13, UV filter
- −31.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #20, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (23)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect Face Gel good?
Yes. It scores 81.5 out of 100 with excellent rated protection from a wide hybrid filter blend, making it a well-rounded face sunscreen.
Does the Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF 50+ Face Gel leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The gel format is chemical-based and blends in clear with a balanced finish.
Is it good for oily skin?
It can suit oily skin. The gel wears lightweight, pore-clogging risk is rated low and the finish is balanced rather than greasy.