Boots Soltan Soltan Once Advanced Face 8Hr Protect SPF30 Sun Cream
77/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Boots Soltan Once Advanced Face 8Hr Protect SPF30 is a hybrid sun cream pairing Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with the modern filters Tinosorb S and Iscotrizinol. It wears with a dewy finish, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, with low breakout risk and a medium sting rating. The facial formula is built for extended daily protection. With excellent rated protection and a score of 76.8 out of 100, it is a capable and well-rounded daily face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
84
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #20, UV filter
- −11 UVB coverage saturated
- −8.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tribehenin at #11, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #14, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, 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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 11 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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24 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
Is Boots Soltan Once Advanced Face SPF30 good?
It scores 76.8 out of 100 with excellent rated protection, making it a capable daily face sunscreen. It is built for extended all-day cover.
Is the Boots Soltan Soltan Once Advanced Face 8Hr Protect SPF30 Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, pairing Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with the modern filters Tinosorb S and Iscotrizinol.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is dewy and lightweight, so it generally wears clear. Stinging is rated medium, so keep it away from the eyes.