Bondi Sands SPF 50+ Mineral Body Lotion
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bondi Sands SPF 50+ Mineral Body Lotion is a pure mineral, zinc oxide-based sunscreen made for the body. It has a dewy finish with low white cast but sits on the heavier, medium-weight side, which is generally fine for body use. It does not commonly sting. With moderate protection and a score of 73.2/100, it is a reasonable body lotion, best reserved for limbs rather than the face.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −27.5 Zinc Oxide at #2 (nano)
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +4.2 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (nano)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (19)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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12 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is Bondi Sands SPF 50+ Mineral Body Lotion for the face or body?
It is a body lotion. The texture sits on the heavier side, which is generally fine for limbs but less ideal for the face.
Is the Bondi Sands SPF 50+ Mineral Body Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, with zinc oxide as the only UV filter.
Is it good?
It scores 73.2/100 with moderate protection, making it a reasonable body option rather than a top performer. White cast is low for a mineral formula.