Prescription Shield Cream SPF 30
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Prescription Shield Cream SPF 30 is a hybrid sunscreen that combines the mineral filter Titanium Dioxide with chemical filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and it does not commonly sting. Breakout risk is generally low, so it tends to suit most skin types. With a score of 75.6 and excellent measured protection, it is a reliable everyday cream, though SPF 30 sits below the highest-protection options.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
81
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −16.4 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −15 6 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- +7.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #14, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (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
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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7 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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14 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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15 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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25 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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26 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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27 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
What SPF is Prescription Shield Cream?
It is SPF 30. Despite the lower SPF number, its measured protection rates excellent in our scoring.
Is the Prescription Shield Cream SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid. It combines the mineral filter Titanium Dioxide with chemical filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, and Ethylhexyl Triazone.
Will it leave a white cast?
White cast is low and the finish is balanced and lightweight. It also does not commonly sting, so it tends to suit most skin types.