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Vaseline Healthy Bright Gluta-hya Serum Burst Lotion SPF 50 Pa+++ Luminous Defense 70x

Vaseline SPF 50
Vaseline Healthy Bright Gluta-hya Serum Burst Lotion SPF 50 Pa+++ Luminous Defense 70x

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 34
  • +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #2, UV filter
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
  • +22.8 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +7.6)
  • −1.9 UVB coverage saturated
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +0 UVA claimed on the label but no real UVA1 filters in the list
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 69
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −7 Ensulizole at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Petrolatum at #29, heaviest occlusive
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 88
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
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Fabric stains

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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 (33)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 14 UV protection
    • ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP)

    • ↑ 22.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  6. Supporting ingredient

  7. 7 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  8. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  9. 9 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  10. 10 Cystine

    Supporting ingredient

  11. 11 Glycine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  12. 12 Sodium PCA

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant
  13. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  14. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  16. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  17. 17 Glutathione

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  18. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  19. 19 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  20. 20 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. 21 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  22. 22 Polysorbate 20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  23. 23 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  24. 24 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  27. 27 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  28. 28 Cyclomethicone

    Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  29. 29 Petrolatum

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 2 heaviest occlusive
    • 1 → dewy occlusive
  30. 30 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  31. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  32. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  33. 33 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

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