Wardah UV Shield Essential Sunscreen Gel SPF 30 Pa +++
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Wardah UV Shield Essential Sunscreen Gel SPF 30 PA+++ is a chemical gel built on ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone and octocrylene. The gel wears with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and is generally low risk for clogging pores. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 61.0/100, making it a light everyday gel sunscreen rather than a high-protection choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
44
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 30, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 8 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (19)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
Is Wardah UV Shield Gel good for oily skin?
As a gel it wears lightweight with a balanced finish and is generally low risk for clogging pores, which suits oily and combination skin.
Is the Wardah UV Shield Essential Sunscreen Gel SPF 30 Pa +++ mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, built on ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone and octocrylene.
Is Wardah UV Shield Essential Gel SPF 30 a good sunscreen?
Protection is rated moderate and the score is 61.0/100, so it is a light everyday gel rather than a high-protection choice. White cast is low.