Ursa Major Force Field SPF 30
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ursa Major Force Field SPF 30 is a mineral sunscreen that relies entirely on Zinc Oxide as its physical filter. It is lightweight with a balanced finish, shows low white cast for a mineral formula, does not sting, and sits okay under makeup. Pore-clogging risk is low. With moderate SPF 30 protection and a score of 73.1/100, it is a solid everyday mineral pick that keeps the typical mineral white cast under control.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 15.0% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (15% total declared)
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 15.0% declared
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #34, hyaluronic family
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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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 (38)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 28 15.0% declared
- ↑ 18 15.0% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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12 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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16 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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19 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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21 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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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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25 Isomalt
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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29 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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35 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Ursa Major Force Field leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast, which is notable for a Zinc Oxide mineral formula. It generally blends in better than many other mineral sunscreens.
Is the Ursa Major Force Field SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is fully mineral. Zinc Oxide is the only UV filter, with no chemical filters in the formula.
Is Ursa Major Force Field good?
It scores 73.1/100 with moderate SPF 30 protection. It is a solid everyday mineral pick that is lightweight, does not sting, and keeps white cast low.