H-E-B Solutions Sunscreen SPF 55
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
H-E-B Solutions Sunscreen SPF 55 is a chemical sunscreen using an older-school blend of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low. Pore-clogging potential is low, with a moderate chance of stinging if it reaches the eyes. With good protection and a score around 66, it is a practical everyday option for general sun coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 55)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Cera Alba at #5, wax film
- −12 Ozokerite at #6, wax film
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Myristyl Myristate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +14 2 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (17)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does this H-E-B SPF 55 sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. It has a balanced finish and stays lightweight, so it generally rubs in cleanly.
Is the H-E-B Solutions Sunscreen SPF 55 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older-school blend of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene.
Is it any good?
It scores about 66 out of 100, a practical everyday result. Protection is good and pore-clogging potential is low, though there is a moderate chance of stinging if it reaches the eyes.