Vaseline Healthy Bright SPF 30 Pa++ Gluta Vitamin Sunscreen Serum
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vaseline Healthy Bright SPF 30 Gluta Vitamin Sunscreen Serum uses older chemical filters including ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone in a lightweight serum. It keeps a low white cast and a balanced finish, does not sting, and is low on the pore-clogging scale. With a score of 49 out of 100 and weak protection, the dated filter mix limits it, so it is best as a light everyday layer rather than dependable sun cover.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #9 (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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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Petrolatum at #17, heaviest occlusive
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glycol Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 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 →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
- ✨ Vitamin C
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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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10 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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15 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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16 Cystine
Supporting ingredient
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17 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 heaviest occlusive
- 1 → dewy occlusive
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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20 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Vaseline Healthy Bright serum leave a white cast?
White cast is low, with a balanced finish. The lightweight serum sits close to the skin.
Is the Vaseline Healthy Bright SPF 30 Pa++ Gluta Vitamin Sunscreen Serum mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older filters such as ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone, with no mineral filters.
Is it good, and is it acne-friendly?
It does not sting and is low on the pore-clogging scale, so it tends to suit breakout-prone skin, but it scores 49 out of 100 with weak protection. The dated filters make it a light everyday layer rather than dependable sun cover.