Piz Buin Tan & Protect SPF 30
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Piz Buin Tan & Protect SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen using a hybrid filter blend of Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It has a dewy finish and wears lightweight with low white cast, though it may sting sensitive eyes more than some formulas. Breakout risk is low and protection is rated excellent. With a score of 76.4/100 it is a solid SPF 30 for those who like a dewy look.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
86
- +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 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −4.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −7.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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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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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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Isostearate at #8, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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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
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Isostearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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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
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Piz Buin Tan & Protect SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is a chemical sunscreen, so it blends into skin, and it has a dewy rather than matte finish.
Is the Piz Buin Tan & Protect SPF 30 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
Breakout risk is rated low, but the finish is dewy, which oily skin may find too shiny. Those with dry or normal skin may prefer the dewy look.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter blend of Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Bis-Ethylhexyloxy- phenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Is Piz Buin Tan & Protect SPF 30 good?
Yes. It scores 76.4/100 with protection rated excellent, making it a solid SPF 30 for those who like a dewy finish.