Vaseline Tone Up Sun Cream SPF40 Pa+++
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vaseline Tone Up Sun Cream SPF40 PA+++ is a hybrid sunscreen combining homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, titanium dioxide, and ethylhexyl triazone. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and shows little to no white cast, and the formula is commonly low on breakout concerns. Protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it is better suited to light daily wear than to extended sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- −20.4 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
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −18 7 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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White cast
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #31
- +3.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −2 Petrolatum at #24, heaviest occlusive
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Trideceth-6)
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 3 Humectant polyols
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
- ← 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 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 (39)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
-
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 heaviest occlusive
- 1 → dewy occlusive
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25 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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29 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Colorant or pigment
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32 Fragrance
Fragrance
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Vaseline Tone Up Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, it commonly shows little to no white cast. The hybrid formula has a balanced finish despite containing titanium dioxide.
Is the Vaseline Tone Up Sun Cream SPF40 Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen. It combines chemical filters like homosalate and ethylhexyl triazone with mineral titanium dioxide.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 49.0/100 and protection is rated weak. It is better suited to light daily wear than to extended sun exposure.