Versed Guards Up Daily Mineral Sunscreen
71/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
βοΈ
UV protection
Moderate
41
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
π»
White cast
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +3.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
π΄
Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #29, moderate comedogenic signal
π
Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
π
Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #37, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
π§
Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #32, hyaluronic family
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
β¨
Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
π
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
π
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (37)
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.
-
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
-
2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
Colorant or pigment
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
12 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Botanical extract
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
24 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
28 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 9 feeds malassezia
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
-
Botanical extract
-
34 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
37 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)