Vivier Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vivier Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 is a chemical lotion built on older filters: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-Sulfonic Acid. It wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast and is okay under makeup. It is low for pore-clogging but may sting in sweat. Protection is moderate at SPF 30, and the overall score of 63 makes it an average everyday lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +14 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-Sulfonic Acid at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
29
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −22 Butylparaben at #5, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −10 Propylparaben at #19, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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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
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 7 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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UV filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
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4 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 22 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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6 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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10 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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11 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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pH adjuster
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21 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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24 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Does Vivier Sunscreen Lotion leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and wears balanced and lightweight.
Is the Vivier Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older filters: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-Sulfonic Acid.
Is it good?
Protection is moderate at SPF 30 and the overall score is 63, making it an average everyday lotion. It may sting in sweat.