Bondi Sands Sunny Daze SPF 50 Moisturizer
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bondi Sands Sunny Daze is an SPF 50 moisturizer using a single pure mineral filter, Zinc Oxide. It has a balanced finish but feels somewhat heavier, and as a mineral formula it shows low white cast. It is unlikely to sting, is low on pore-clogging, and works okay under makeup. Its measured protection lands at moderate and it scores 71.1, a reasonable result for a mineral daily moisturizer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 25% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (25% total declared)
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +3.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
100
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #20
- +0.8 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 25% declared
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Trideceth-6)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #25, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #20
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #20
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (25)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 55 25% declared
- ↑ 40 25% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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12 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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13 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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18 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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23 Erythritol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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25 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Bondi Sands Sunny Daze mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen using a single filter, Zinc Oxide. It contains no chemical UV filters.
Does the Bondi Sands Sunny Daze SPF 50 Moisturizer leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast for a mineral formula, though it feels somewhat heavier. It has a balanced finish and is unlikely to sting.
Is Bondi Sands Sunny Daze good for the SPF 50 claim?
It scores 71.1 out of 100, a reasonable result. Its measured protection lands at moderate rather than the highest tier despite the SPF 50 label.