BYOMA

Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen SPF 30.

Sunscreen

About this product

A lightweight gel sunscreen with SPF 30 designed to provide daily sun protection while hydrating the skin with a non-greasy texture.

Full ingredients

Water (Aqua), Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Glycerin, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Caprylyl Glycol, Dextrin Palmitate, Dibutyl Ethylhexanoyl Glutamide, Stearic Acid, Oleic Acid, Dibutyl Lauroyl Glutamide, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Bud Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Lactic Acid, Lecithin, Octyldodecanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Pullulan, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Solidago Virgaurea Extract, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum

Guru Score

62%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

0Yay

1Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

No white cast
Creamy gel texture
Hydrating without greasiness

What they flagged

Exfoliates daily with lactic acid
No brightening ingredients
Pills on reapplication

What the gurus are saying

Lactic acid every day, combined with UV exposure, raises concerns about compromising the skin barrier. The gel earns praise for its transparent, non-greasy hydrating texture with no white cast, suiting deeper skin tones well, but reapplication over makeup tends to pill and can look flaky by day's end, limiting all-day wear. It also lacks brightening ingredients for those with dull skin or hyperpigmentation.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take August 2025

Best for

Oily skin Combination skin

Type

SunscreenGel

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidAHAVitamin ECeramidesSPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

~Nay

"A big mistake they made with this product is they put in lactic acid, which is an exfoliating AHA. So imagine every day you're taking off the top layer of skin but then also UV is hitting the skin. This is a big mistake for us. In addition, there's no tyrosinase inhibitors in here. So if you have dull skin or hyperpigmentation from scars or from acne, there's nothing in here that's going to help you with that. So I don't really like this as an SPF 30."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Mixed

"It's got a lovely creamy texture to it that's a gel formula so there's absolutely no white cast, it is transparent which is very nice. So if you have a deeper skin tone, that's very nice that it's transparent and applies very nicely. The texture, it's got a nice gel serum texture, it feels hydrating but not greasy which is really nice. However, reapplying the sunscreen later on is a little difficult because it will peel up, it's prone to pill. The first time you apply it applies pretty easily, but if you're gonna apply it especially like after hours, every two hours you should be reapplying it. If you have foundation or makeup or powder on it's going to make it even more prone to pilling. It can end up looking a little flaky towards the end of the day, and I'm sure the pilling has something to do with the sodium hyaluronic and the dimethicone, especially when you reapply it on top of itself. In terms of other beneficial ingredients, I've got beta glucan, humectant, skin soothing, antioxidant, sodium hyaluronic humectant, ceramide NP, cholesterol and phytosphingozine which are all skin identical ingredients and barrier repairing, oleic acid fatty emollient from nuts and or olive oil, hydroxy acetophenone antioxidant preservative combo, lecithin and emollient, panthenol wound healing, Golden Rod extract a skin conditioning."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen SPF 30?

A lightweight gel sunscreen with SPF 30 designed to provide daily sun protection while hydrating the skin with a non-greasy texture.

Is BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen SPF 30 worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 62%.

What is BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen SPF 30's Guru Score?

BYOMA Moisturizing Gel Sunscreen SPF 30 holds a Guru Score of 62%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.