Hero Cosmetics Superbeam Sunscreen SPF 30
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
No data
- Only a lone, late Titanium Dioxide, likely the colorant, not a dosed UV active
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #44
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +0.3 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #42, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #44, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 3 2 strong humectants (Betaine, Ectoin)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (44)
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
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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12 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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13 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
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15 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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32 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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33 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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34 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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39 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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40 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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42 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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43 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)