Chemist at Play Bright Boost SPF Body Lotion
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Chemist at Play Bright Boost SPF Body Lotion is a hybrid body lotion combining octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone with the modern filter Tinosorb M. It feels lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white cast, and pore-clogging risk is generally low, though it can mildly sting near the eyes. It earns an excellent protection rating. The score of 76.0/100 makes it a solid brightening body lotion with reliable broad-spectrum coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- −2.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −7.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (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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White cast
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tinosorb M at #7, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
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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 #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 6.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (32)
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 (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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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 (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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Hexyldecanol
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Ceramide AS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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28 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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29 Ceramide NS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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30 Ceramide NG
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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31 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Chemist at Play Bright Boost good?
It scores 76.0/100, a solid rating, and earns an excellent protection rating. It has a low white cast and low pore-clogging risk.
Is the Chemist at Play Bright Boost SPF Body Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid combining octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, and avobenzone with the modern filter Tinosorb M. It contains no mineral filters.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally blends in cleanly. The finish is balanced and lightweight, though it can mildly sting near the eyes.