Quick Summary:
Date Tested: 7/11/2023
In this Bondi Sands Fragrance Free for Face SPF 50 sunscreen lotion review, I test another new to me sunscreen lotion sent in by a reader. Thanks Christi!
The Bondi Sands Face SPF50 is a chemical based (organic) lotion which incorporates 3% Avobenzone, 10% Homosalate, 5% Octisalate, and 8% Octocrylene. A pretty typical cocktail of UV filters, with high enough concentration which should ensure a wide spectrum of sun protection. Unfortunately, I didn’t find the protection to be as amazing as the SPF 50 label indicated but it still provided a decent amount, in the SPF 30-ish range.
Testing the Bondi Sands Face SPF50 indicated the lotion blocked UVA by 83.36%, reduced UVB by 78.02%, and reduced total UVI by 83.09%. A decent performer, but not exceptional. I do like the tube design though.
Bondi Sands Face SPF 50 sunscreen lotion ingredients
Active ingredients: Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 10%, Octisalate 5%, Octocrylene 8%
Inactive Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire d’abeille, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Ceteareth-20, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Benzyl Alcohol, Saccharide Isomerate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Triethanolamine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid.
Manufacturers Website: www.bondisands.com
Bondi Sands Face SPF 50 lotion characteristics at a glance:
- 80 minute water-resistance
- Viscosity is somewhat runny
Prepared slide ready for testing
The Bondi Sands fragrance free SPF 50 has a somewhat runny viscosity and distributes unevenly.
You can see where the magnetic vice pressure area (in the center of the slide) has left a thin layer of the sunscreen which didn’t bode well for testing. Typically, the dispersion of a chemical sunscreen is less important, but in this case it probably contributed to the weakness in testing results.
Below are the results from 2 hours of testing in my UV testing station.
Bondi Sands Face SPF 50 UV blocking test results
Ultraviolet light quick reference:
UVA: The Ultraviolet wavelength from 315nm – 400nm. The “Aging UV light” – Causes wrinkles.
UVB: The Ultraviolet wavelength from 280nm – 315nm. The “Bad UV light” – Causes skin cancer.
UVI: The global sun UV index. The more a sunscreen can reduce the level of UVI, the better.
UV test results:
Ultraviolet sensor readings:
| Before Sunscreen | After Sunscreen | % UV Blocked | |
| TEMP | 82.18 | 83.04 | |
| UVA | 24098 | 4008.75 | 83.36% |
| UVB | 1237.5 | 272 | 78.02% |
| UVI | 14.18 | 2.40 | 83.09% |
Want to know more about how I test sunscreen? Head here to read about the details.
Testing notes:
A somewhat decent performer. Nothing great, nothing bad, nothing especially important my writing here can really add. Tube design is cool though.
Want to try the Bondi Sands Fragrance Free for Face SPF 50 sunscreen lotion?
S’alright. Strong as a SPF 30-ish lotion
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