Vice cosmetics Sunwear Invisible Shield Sun Cream
95/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vice cosmetics Sunwear Invisible Shield Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen built on a fully modern filter set, including Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It is lightweight, matte, very low in white cast and a good makeup base. The label SPF is not listed here, but with a top score around 95 and excellent protection it is one of the strongest picks in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #13, UV filter
- −29.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −19.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −6.9 UVA1 coverage saturated
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White cast
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tinosorb M at #7, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #17, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #38, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 1 Glycerin at #30, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #45, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica)
- ← 5 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Caprylyl Methicone, Coco-Caprylate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, …)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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 (48)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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29 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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30 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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33 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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34 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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36 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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42 Ceramide NS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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43 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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46 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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47 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Vice Sunwear Invisible Shield good?
Yes. It scores around 95 out of 100 with excellent protection, one of the highest-rated picks in this group.
Is the Vice cosmetics Sunwear Invisible Shield Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on a fully modern filter set, including Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Does the Vice cosmetics Sunwear Invisible Shield Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No. The ghost-mode rating is low and the finish is matte, so it stays close to invisible, in line with its invisible-shield name.