Vincé UVA & UVB Protector Sunscreen SPF 75
47/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vincé UVA & UVB Protector is a chemical SPF 75 on an older filter set that includes homosalate, octocrylene, titanium dioxide, oxybenzone, sulisobenzone, and salicylate. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, but sweat resistance is moderate so it may sting near the eyes, and it is rated poor under makeup. Despite the high SPF number, protection is rated only moderate. The overall score of 46.7 reflects the dated lineup and the oxybenzone-based chemistry.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
38
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +17.6 Benzophenone-3 at #9, UV filter
- +11.2 Benzophenone-4 at #10, UV filter
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #11, UV filter
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #14, UV filter
- −38.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 75)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Sulisobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- +14.1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −12 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene, Benzophenone-4)
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Eye sting
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Oxybenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Benzophenone-4 at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #1, heavy oil
- −8 Stearic Acid at #2, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #9, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 12 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 6 High mineral load at #5 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 (18)
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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- 8 → dewy occlusive
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 18 minor malassezia feeder
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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pH adjuster
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Benzophenone-4), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↓ 7 Sulisobenzone, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is SPF 75 the strongest protection here?
Not in this case. Despite the high SPF number, protection is rated only moderate, and the overall score is 46.7, held back by an older filter set.
Is the Vincé UVA & UVB Protector Sunscreen SPF 75 mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, on an older lineup that includes homosalate, octocrylene, oxybenzone, and salicylate, with some titanium dioxide added.
Does the Vincé UVA & UVB Protector Sunscreen SPF 75 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and it wears with a dewy, lightweight finish. However, sweat resistance is moderate, so it may sting near the eyes, and it rates poor under makeup.