Heliocare 360 Airgel
78/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Heliocare 360 Airgel is a hybrid sunscreen with a broad filter set including Uvinul A Plus, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb S, and Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced, airy finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, so it wears clean across skin tones. The formula is low pore-clogging but carries a medium sting risk. Protection is excellent and it scores 78.3/100, a strong choice for high UV exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- β42.2 UVB coverage saturated
- β14.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β2 2 declared fragrance allergens
- β10 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #11 (nano)
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-25)
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Fabric stains
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- β5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (C14-22 Alcohols)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (61)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- β 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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6 Propane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 17.6 UV protection
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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15 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Ferulic Acid
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Caffeic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Melanin
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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pH adjuster
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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35 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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36 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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41 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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47 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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48 Butane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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49 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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53 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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54 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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60 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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61 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Heliocare 360 Airgel leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The airy gel has a balanced finish that generally blends in clean across skin tones despite a small amount of Titanium Dioxide.
Is the Heliocare 360 Airgel mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, combining chemical filters like Uvinul A Plus, Octocrylene, and Tinosorb S with mineral Titanium Dioxide.
Is Heliocare 360 Airgel any good?
Yes. It scores 78.3/100 with excellent protection and a lightweight, low-cast feel, making it a strong choice for high UV exposure. It does carry a medium sting risk.