Sotrue SPF 50+ Shield Spray
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sotrue SPF 50+ Shield Spray is a chemical spray sunscreen using an older-generation blend of Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It leaves a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and is generally low in white cast, with a low pore-clogging profile. Despite the SPF 50+ label its measured protection lands at moderate. The 66.4/100 score makes it a convenient spray whose dated filter set keeps it mid-tier.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #9, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #12, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #12, stacked (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
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
70
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
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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 #12, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (21)
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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Supporting ingredient
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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14 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Sotrue SPF 50+ Shield Spray good?
It scores 66.4/100, a mid-tier result. Despite the SPF 50+ label, its measured protection lands at moderate, and the older filter set keeps it out of the top group. It is a convenient spray for casual wear.
Does the Sotrue SPF 50+ Shield Spray leave a white cast?
No, it is generally low in white cast. As an all-chemical spray it absorbs without a visible residue and leaves a balanced finish.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.