Bulldog Protective Moisturizer SPF 15
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bulldog Protective Moisturizer SPF 15 is a chemical sunscreen with an older filter trio of octocrylene, octisalate, and avobenzone, offering only low SPF 15 coverage. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and shows low white cast, so it suits daily moisturizing more than strong sun exposure. Breakout risk is low, though it may sting somewhat on sensitive skin. At 64.5 with moderate protection, it is a light everyday moisturizer rather than a serious sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
47
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −10 Essential oils (Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, …)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #5, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, 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
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (34)
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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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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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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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15 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Mannan
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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pH adjuster
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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32 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Bulldog Protective Moisturizer?
It is SPF 15, which is a low level of sun protection. It suits daily moisturizing more than extended sun exposure.
Is the Bulldog Protective Moisturizer SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses an older filter trio of octocrylene, octisalate, and avobenzone.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. As an all-chemical formula it commonly stays invisible on most skin tones.