O Boticário Boti Sun Body Sunscreen Gel Cream SPF30
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
O Boticario Boti Sun Body Sunscreen Gel Cream SPF30 is a chemical hybrid body formula combining homosalate, octocrylene, avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. Its gel-cream texture has a low white cast, a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, with mild potential to sting near the eyes, and it layers well under makeup. With excellent protection and a mid-range overall rating, it is a comfortable, easy-to-apply choice for body coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
89
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #10, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- −10.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −7 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −5 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
33
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fabric stains
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #12, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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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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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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pH adjuster
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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31 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does the Boti Sun Body gel-cream work under makeup?
Yes, it rates well as a makeup base and layers easily thanks to its lightweight gel-cream texture and low white cast.
Is the O Boticário Boti Sun Body Sunscreen Gel Cream SPF30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid sunscreen using homosalate, octocrylene, avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate.
Is the O Boticário Boti Sun Body Sunscreen Gel Cream SPF30 good?
It earns a mid-range overall rating with excellent protection at SPF30. It is a comfortable, easy-to-apply choice for body coverage, with mild sting potential near the eyes.