Is Hero Cosmetics Force Shield SPF 30 Sunscreen worth it?

Mostly yes. 2 of the 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

What is Hero Cosmetics Force Shield SPF 30 Sunscreen's Guru Score?

Hero Cosmetics Force Shield SPF 30 Sunscreen holds a Guru Score of 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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Hero Cosmetics Force Shield SPF 30 Sunscreen.

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About this product

A mineral sunscreen with SPF 30, made with zinc oxide and a light green tint, designed to protect skin from the sun while moisturizing it for everyday use.

Full ingredients

Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C13-15 Alkane, Propanediol, C15-19 Alkane, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Ectoin, Alteromonas (Abyssine) Ferment Extract, Harungana Madagascariensis (Madagascar) Extract, Ipomoea Batatas (Purple Sweet Potato) Root Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis (Red Algae) Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ocimum Sanctum (Holy Basil) Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Hull Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Coccinia Indica (Ivy Gourd). Fruit Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Bisabolol, Amber Powder, Coco-Glucoside, Glucose, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyglycerin-3, Polyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate

Guru Score

77%

Yay

4 experts · Moderate agreement

What they liked

Green tint masks redness
Lightweight on the skin
Minimal white cast

What they flagged

Hard to go back to mineral
Mini size lasts under a week

What the gurus are saying

A green tint that camouflages redness is the detail these experts keep returning to, and reviewers say it feels light with almost no white cast. One reviewer who now loves Korean chemical sunscreens found it hard to go back to mineral formulas, so fans of those newer filters may find it a step back. The minis are a low-stakes way to test it, though one reviewer noted they only last a day or two.

Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

Vitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Mixed

"The Hero Cosmetics Force Shield is a mineral sunscreen, SPF 30, and I didn't quite finish this one. It's very hard for me to use mineral sunscreens after discovering how good the Korean chemical formulas are, I love those new filters dearly, so it's hard to go back to mineral sunscreens now."

Hyram

4.34M subs

✓Yay

"I've talked about this one in so many videos. It was ranked as one of my top favorite sunscreens of 2022. Most of the time my favorite sunscreens are Korean sunscreens, but this is one of the best drugstore sunscreens that I've ever found. Plus, if you're someone like me who experiences a little bit of redness, then you're definitely gonna like it because it has a green tint to offset that with a very minimal white cast."

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"This is one of my favorite mineral sunscreens. I actually ranked it as the best sunscreen in my 2022 video because it has great ingredients, it's a mineral sunscreen you can easily find at Target, and if you experience a little redness in the sun it has a slightly green tint to offset that. I love it most because it's very lightweight on the skin, it doesn't feel super heavy, and it gets you the protection you need."

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"There's the Hero Cosmetics SPF 30, which is great, I rated it as my number one sunscreen of 2022. It's a really affordable option."

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"For a sunscreen, I recommend the Hero Cosmetics SPF 30 sunscreen. This was listed as my top sunscreen of 2022 because it's just such a beautiful formula, it has a slight green tint to offset any redness you might experience from breakouts, it's a mineral formula, it's affordable, just a great product overall."

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"One of my favorites is the Hero Cosmetics SPF 30 sunscreen, that one is amazing, it's so lightweight on the skin, it's a great price point, it helps offset any redness, and it's a mineral sunscreen."

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"It just hits the mark for everything, price points, accessibility, good formula, no white cast. It has a [...] green tint that helps offset any additional redness in the skin, it's so lightweight, doesn't feel greasy or heavy at all, and absorbs into the skin so lightly that I've never noticed any white cast whatsoever. [...] I've always struggled with drugstore sunscreens because [...] the majority of them are really bad, but this one blows all of them out of the park."

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"My current favorite right now is the Hero Cosmetics sunscreen. That one is so good, it's so lightweight, and it's a really good price point considering that it is a mineral formula."

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"For my number one sunscreen, this one I rated number one across all the different categories: experience, SPF rating, accessibility, price point. [...] I am truly blown away by this one, I have no words, this has to be one of the best sunscreens I have ever used in my life. It has a slight almost green pigment to it which I really like because it almost offsets the redness in your skin, it's like a gel cream, [...] a very unique consistency."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Mixed

"Granted this is only good enough for like a day or two, like this is gonna last Shu like not even a week, but if you're looking to try a new sunscreen for yourself or get a little something for somebody else or there's that one person in your life that won't wear sunscreen because they say it's greasy and nasty and they don't like it, you can get them these little minis so they can try them out and actually find something that works for them."