Hello Sunday The One That'S A Serum - Full Shield Drops SPF45
81/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hello Sunday The One That's A Serum Full Shield Drops SPF45 is a chemical, serum-style sunscreen on a hybrid blend of octocrylene, avobenzone, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150 and ensulizole for broad-spectrum cover. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and layers okay under makeup. Pore-clogging risk is generally low, with a medium chance of eye stinging. Scoring 81.3/100 with excellent protection, it is a strong, comfortable everyday face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
86
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #9, UV filter
- −29.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −7.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, 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
60
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #25, hyaluronic family
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (31)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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11 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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pH adjuster
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18 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Pantolactone
Supporting ingredient
Is Hello Sunday Full Shield Drops SPF45 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical, serum-style sunscreen on a hybrid blend of octocrylene, avobenzone, Tinosorb S, Uvinul T 150 and ensulizole. No mineral filters are used.
Does the Hello Sunday The One That'S A Serum - Full Shield Drops SPF45 work under makeup and for oily skin?
It layers okay under makeup and the balanced, lightweight finish suits oily skin, with pore-clogging risk generally low.
Is it good?
It scores 81.3/100 with excellent protection at SPF45, making it a strong, comfortable everyday face sunscreen.