Versed Good Defense Gel Cream Moisturizer - SPF 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Versed Good Defense Gel Cream Moisturizer SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen-moisturizer using older-generation filters (Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate). The gel cream wears with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel. Pore-clogging risk is low, though it can sting the eyes for some. With a moderate protection rating and a score in the high 60s, it is a comfortable daily gel-cream with SPF rather than top-tier protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
47
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter at #10, butter/occlusive fat
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 4 strong humectants (Betaine, Sodium PCA, Pca, β¦)
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- β 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- β¨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (38)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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12 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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13 Arginine
pH adjuster
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14 Serine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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15 Alanine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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16 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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17 Threonine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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18 Proline
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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19 Valine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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20 Histidine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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21 Isoleucine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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25 Pca
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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26 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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27 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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31 Glycolipids
Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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35 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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37 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Versed Good Defense Gel Cream SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. As a chemical gel cream it blends in clear, so it is generally invisible across skin tones.
Is the Versed Good Defense Gel Cream Moisturizer - SPF 50 good for oily skin?
It can suit oily skin. The gel-cream has a balanced, lightweight finish and low pore-clogging risk, though it can sting the eyes for some.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores in the high 60s with a moderate protection rating, working best as a comfortable daily gel-cream with SPF.