BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen SPF 30 is a chemical gel sunscreen using avobenzone, homosalate, and ethylhexyl salicylate, an older-school filter set. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, low sting, and a lightweight gel feel, with low pore-clogging potential. Protection is moderate, fitting for everyday low-sun wear, and it layers okay under makeup. With a score of 68.2/100 it is a comfortable, hydrating daily gel, best suited to lighter sun exposure rather than intense conditions.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
46
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Oleic Acid at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #10, hyaluronic family
- → 3 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Beta-Glucan)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (37)
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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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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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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13 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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19 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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20 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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36 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is low, so the gel should sink in without leaving a white film. The balanced finish keeps it looking natural.
Is the BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
The lightweight gel texture and low pore-clogging potential make it generally friendly for oily and breakout-prone skin. It also has low sting.
What SPF is it and is the protection strong?
It is SPF 30 with moderate protection, best suited to everyday low-sun wear. With a score of 68.2/100 it is a comfortable hydrating daily gel.