Bullfrog Quik Gel Sunscreen SPF 50
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bullfrog Quik Gel Sunscreen SPF 50 is an older-generation chemical gel using Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It finishes matte, keeps white cast low, and is low on pore-clogging, but it can sting moderately if it reaches the eyes. Protection is good and it works well under makeup. With a score of 65.6 out of 100, it is a middling but practical gel sunscreen suited to active, everyday wear.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, 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
38
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #17, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #1
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
- → 2 2 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 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
- ✨ Green tea
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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Bullfrog Quik Gel good for oily skin or under makeup?
It has a matte finish, a low pore-clogging profile, and rates well as a makeup base, so oily skin and makeup wearers generally do well with it. Sensitive eyes should note it can sting moderately.
Is the Bullfrog Quik Gel Sunscreen SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters: Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene.
Is Bullfrog Quik Gel SPF 50 good?
It scores 65.6 out of 100, which is middling. Protection is good and the matte gel works well under makeup, but its dated filter set keeps the overall rating modest.