Photoderm Max SPF 50+ - Aquafluide

Name: Bioderma Photoderm Max SPF 50+ - Aquafluide
Brand: Bioderma

Bioderma

Bioderma Photoderm Max SPF 50+ - Aquafluide's recognized actives are present, but the brand doesn't disclose their concentrations — so we can't confirm they reach effective doses. We withhold a grade rather than guess.

Unverified

Dose not disclosed · how?

Actives pyramid

What's actually in it, ranked by how well it's dosed.

Supporting actives (recognized)

Octocrylene Avobenzone Glycerin Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Citric Acid Vitamin E

Other listed actives

AQUA/WATER/EAU DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE METHYLENE BIS-BENZOTRIAZOLYL TETRAMETHYLBUTYLPHENOL [NANO] BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER CYCLOHEXASILOXANE CYCLOPENTASILOXANE POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE METHYLPROPANEDIOL HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER C20-22 ALKYL PHOSPHATE C20-22 ALCOHOLS DECYL GLUCOSIDE GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE PENTYLENE GLYCOL MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE C30-45 ALKYL CETEARYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER 1 2-HEXANEDIOL CAPRYLYL GLYCOL DISODIUM EDTA XANTHAN GUM MANNITOL XYLITOL SODIUM HYDROXIDE CELLULOSE GUM RHAMNOSE PROPYLENE GLYCOL ECTOIN TOCOPHEROL

What it does

Evidenced benefit intensity, derived from dosed actives.

Hydration

Anti-aging

Brightening

Exfoliation

Barrier

The receipt

Every point of this grade, traced to the active, its dose, and the evidence.

Octocrylene present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~3% dose.

Avobenzone present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~2% dose.

Glycerin present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~3% dose.

Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~1% dose.

Citric Acid present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~10% dose.

Vitamin E present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.5% dose.

Pros & cons

The honest tradeoffs.

Recognized formulation base

Octocrylene concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
Avobenzone concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
Glycerin concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
Citric Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
Vitamin E concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective

Best for

Who and when this fits.

Dry / sensitive Dryness Texture Fine Lines Dullness AM (last step)

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