BiodermaPhotoderm Spot SPF 50+Ingredients

Bioderma Photoderm Spot SPF 50+ is a product from Sunscreens category with 29 ingredients. Notable: Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Ectoin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Citric Acid. The product is made by Bioderma, from France.

Photoderm Spot SPF 50+ provides following positive effects: UV Protection, Moisturizing, Cleansing, Softening, Soothing and 8 more.

Organic score: 24% natural vs 66% chemical.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Dicaprylyl Carbonate

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient

Octocrylene

Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Nano)

Avobenzone

Tinosorb S

Skin conditioning agent, Hair conditioning

Cyclopentasiloxane

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Hair conditioning, Solvent

Dipropylene Glycol

Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

All the Positive

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AHA [1]: Citric Acid

Antioxidants [2]: Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Citric Acid

Moisturizing 5: Dipropylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate SE, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol

UV Protection 3: Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Ectoin

Cleansing 3: Decyl Glucoside, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Citric Acid

Softening 3: Glyceryl Stearate SE, PEG-100 Stearate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Glyceryl Stearate SE

Can support fungal acne

PEG-100 Stearate

Silicones

1 component

Cyclopentasiloxane^#7

PEG

1 component

PEG-100 Stearate^#11

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Propylene Glycol^#22

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Glyceryl Stearate SE^#10

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Citric Acid^#23

Detailed view

Bioderma Photoderm Spot SPF 50+

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

#2Dicaprylyl Carbonate

Origin: natural

Role: Skin conditioning agent, Emollient

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

#3Octocrylene

Origin: chemical

Role: No information

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 2 ]

Octocrylene is an organic chemical sunscreen. It protects against UVA and UVB rays that can damage your skin or even lead to melanoma. It also stabilizes other sunscreen ingredients in a formulation and increases the water resistance of a product. It is approved by the FDA in concentrations of up to 10%. It’s not a very effective component on its own, that’s why manufacturers combine it with other chemical sunscreens.

Despite its effectiveness, there are some “cons” against the component. As with any other chemical sunscreen, it is absorbed and can be detected in blood. This doesn’t mean the component is harmful, but still… Octocrylene should also be used carefully by anyone who is breastfeeding because it can be found in breast milk.

Anyway, the component isn’t researched quite well despite its popularity. More studies are required to determine how safe the component is.

#4Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Nano)

Origin: No information

Role: No information

#5Avobenzone

Origin: chemical

Role: No information

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Avobenzone is the only chemical UV-protection component with a broad spectrum coverage. It can help to block both UVA I and UVA II rays. It's safe and it is allowed to use at a 3% concentration in the USA and a 5% concentration in the EU countries.

There is one problem: avobenzone loses efficiency when exposed to the sun. If you are outside, it loses 36% of its ability to block UV rays an hour after application. That's why it's recommended to reapply sunscreen every 2 hours.