V.SUN Sun Cream Face Spf 50
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
V.SUN Sun Cream Face SPF 50 is a chemical hybrid sunscreen with a broad, modern filter blend including Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb S, Uvasorb HEB and avobenzone. It offers excellent protection with a balanced, lightweight finish, low white cast and low breakout risk, and does not commonly sting. Scoring 83/100 with high SPF, it is a strong, comfortable daily face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #14, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #21, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −37.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −9.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #21
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #21, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #24, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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16 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is V.SUN Sun Cream Face SPF 50 a good sunscreen?
Yes, it scores 83/100 with excellent protection at SPF 50 from a broad, modern filter blend. It is a strong, comfortable daily face option.
Does the V.SUN Sun Cream Face Spf 50 leave a white cast or sting?
It is rated low for both white cast and stinging, so it generally wears invisibly and comfortably. The balanced finish stays lightweight.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid using modern filters such as Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb S and Uvasorb HEB alongside avobenzone.