Vincé Sun Care UVA & UVB Protector SPF 75
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vincé Sun Care UVA & UVB Protector SPF 75 is an older-generation formula using Titanium Dioxide with Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. Despite the high SPF number on the label, its protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100. It wears lightweight with a matte finish, a moderate chance of white cast, and low pore-clogging potential, so it is more of an everyday option than a high-exposure sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
31
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- −1.1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 75)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −24 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
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White cast
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- +3.5 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #30
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −3 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #11, silicone wax film
- +8.3 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #30
- ← 6.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 9 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #26, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 7 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #30
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (45)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 silicone wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Thiotaurine
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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24 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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26 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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28 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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29 PEG-150
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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30 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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32 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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35 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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39 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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44 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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45 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Vincé SPF 75 really protect as well as the number suggests?
Not according to its rating. Despite the SPF 75 label, protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, so it underperforms its high number.
Is the Vincé Sun Care UVA & UVB Protector SPF 75 mineral or chemical?
It uses a mix of mineral Titanium Dioxide and the chemical filter Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, an older-generation combination.
Does it leave a white cast?
It has a moderate chance of white cast. The finish is matte and pore-clogging potential is low, so the wear itself is light.