Hero Cosmetics Force Shield Superlight Broadspectrum Sunscreen SPF 30

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Full ingredient list (55)

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1. 1 💧 Water

   Solvent base, the water phase

2. 2 🧴 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

3. 3 🧴 C13-15 Alkane

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

4. 4 💦 Propanediol

   Humectant, pulls water into the skin

5. 5 🧴 C15-19 Alkane

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

6. 6 🧴 Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

7. 7 🧴 Butyloctyl Salicylate

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

8. 8 🌿 Ectoin

   Soothing, skin-conditioning active

9. 9 🌿 Alteromonas Ferment Extract

   Botanical extract

10. 10 🌿 Harungana Madagascariensis Extract

    Botanical extract

11. 11 🌿 Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract

    Botanical extract

12. 12 🌿 Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

13. 13 🌿 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

    Botanical extract

14. 14 🌿 Corallina Officinalis Extract

    Botanical extract

15. 15 🌿 Curcuma Longa Leaf Extract

    Botanical extract

16. 16 🌿 Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract

    Botanical extract

17. 17 🌿 Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract

    Botanical extract

18. 18 🌿 Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

19. 19 🌿 Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract

    Botanical extract

20. 20 🌿 Oryza Sativa Hull Extract

    Botanical extract

21. 21 🌿 Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract

    Botanical extract

22. 22 🌿 Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract

    Botanical extract

23. 23 ✨ Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

24. 24 🌿 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

25. 25 🧪 Amber Powder

    Supporting ingredient

26. 26 🥄 Coco-Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

27. 27 💦 Glucose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

28. 28 💦 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

29. 29 🫧 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

30. 30 💦 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

31. 31 🔗 Caprylhydroxamic Acid

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

32. 32 🧈 Arachidyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

33. 33 🥄 Arachidyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

34. 34 ✨ Hydroxyacetophenone

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

35. 35 🫧 Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

36. 36 🧈 Behenyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

37. 37 🧈 Cetearyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

38. 38 🧴 Isostearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

39. 39 🥄 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

40. 40 💦 Polyglycerin-3

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

41. 41 🥄 Polyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

42. 42 🥄 Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

43. 43 🧴 Polyhydroxystearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

44. 44 🌫️ Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

45. 45 🧪 T-Butyl Alcohol

    Supporting ingredient

46. 46 🛡️ Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

47. 47 ⚗️ Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

48. 48 🧬 Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

49. 49 🔗 Sodium Phytate

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

50. 50 ⚗️ Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

51. 51 💦 Inositol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

52. 52 🧪 Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate

    Supporting ingredient

53. 53 🧪 Saccharomyces Lysate

    Supporting ingredient

54. 54 💦 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

55. 55 🛡️ Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling