Vaseline Gluta-hya Serum Burst Sunscreen Luminous Defense SPF 50 Pa+++
66/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
Vaseline Gluta-Hya Serum Burst Sunscreen Luminous Defense SPF 50 PA+++ is a chemical sunscreen built on older-generation filters: Ensulizole (phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid) and octinoxate. It wears with a balanced finish, sits lightweight, and shows low white cast, does not commonly sting, and carries a low pore-clogging profile. With a score of 66.4 and moderate protection, it is a light everyday serum sunscreen rather than a high-sun choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Moderate
35
- +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #2, UV filter
- +24 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +8)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- −1.1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
☢️
Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
🤧
Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
🔥
Eye sting
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Ensulizole at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
🪨
Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Petrolatum at #25, heaviest occlusive
🍄
Fungal acne
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
💧
Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
✨
Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
🌊
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
Full ingredient list (27)
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.
-
1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
pH adjuster
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
pH adjuster
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
10 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
11 Cystine
Supporting ingredient
-
12 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
13 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
-
15 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
21 Fragrance
Fragrance
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
25 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 heaviest occlusive
- 1 → dewy occlusive
-
26 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
27 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the Vaseline Gluta-hya Serum Burst Sunscreen Luminous Defense SPF 50 Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
This is a chemical sunscreen built on older-generation filters: Ensulizole (phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid) and octinoxate.
Does the Vaseline Gluta-hya Serum Burst Sunscreen Luminous Defense SPF 50 Pa+++ leave a white cast?
White cast is commonly low and it wears with a balanced finish, so it tends to look natural on skin.
Is it good?
It scores 66.4 with moderate protection, so it works as a light everyday serum sunscreen rather than a high-sun choice. It does not commonly sting and has a low pore-clogging profile.