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Summary
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- HSA/FSA eligible
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Meet your dream sunscreen for acne-prone skin. Hero Cosmetic Force Shield Superlight Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 is an ultra-breathable mineral SPF 30 that checks every box: airy-light, shine-free, and weightless. Summer days never felt so good.
Benefits
- Preps and primes
- Get a smooth, skin-like finish all day, with or without makeup
- Helps visibly balance redness with a barely-there green tint
- No-stress SPF
- Super sheer & 100% mineral, it protects acne-prone skin from UVA/UVB rays (without weighing you down)
Key Ingredients
- Non-nano Zinc Oxide - Non-chalky UVA & UVB shield. 100% mineral and Reef safe
Formulated Without
- Chemical sunscreens
- Fragrance
- Silicones
- Artificial colors or dyes
- Mineral oil
- Petrolatum
- Parabens
- Drying alcohols
- Sulfates
- Nano-particles
Finish your AM skincare, then apply to skin at least 15 minutes before sun exposure.
Pro Tip: Reapply every 2 hours. A little SPF a day keeps sun damage away!
Precautions: Children under 6 months: Ask a doctor.
Zinc Oxide 17.53%. 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, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Silica, t-Butyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Inositol, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Lysate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol.
Free gift with purchase
Free gift with purchase
Free Superlight Sunscreen deluxe with $25 Hero purchase (valid thru 7/19/25 on shipped purchases only. Full or partial pickup or same day delivery purchases do not qualify. While quantities last)
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Questions
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- Q
This sunscreen looks like it has a green tint. Does it color correct redness?
- Asked by madi
- Official Answer By Hero Cosmetics - Brand EngageThank you for your inquiry! Hero™ Force Shield Superlight Sunscreen blends like a second skin. The sheer green tint disappears into skin to balance signs of redness instantly.Was this answer helpful to you
- Q
is it water resistant?
- Asked by ari
- Official Answer By Hero Cosmetics - Brand EngageThank you for your inquiry! Kindly note that Hero Force Shield Superlight Sunscreen is not water resistant nor sweat-proof.Was this answer helpful to you
- Q
Does this product work well under make up?
- Asked by Kelsey
- Official Answer By Hero Cosmetics - Brand EngageThank you for your recent inquiry! While our Hero™ Superlight Sunscreen SPF 30 can act as a primer, we would suggest still using a primer to hold makeup in place.Was this answer helpful to you
- Q
does this leave a white cast on medium skin?
- Asked by sophie
- Official Answer By Hero Cosmetics - Brand EngageThank you for your inquiry! There is a possibility of a white cast but most of our consumer report little to none on medium skin tones. Best thing to do is blend or apply with a makeup sponge!Was this answer helpful to you
- Q
Is this a mineral sunscreen?
- Asked by Allie
- Official Answer By Hero Cosmetics - Brand EngageThank you for reaching out to us! Hero Cosmetics Force Shield Superbeam is a mineral sunscreen that helps protect from UVA/UVB rays.Was this answer helpful to you
Reviews
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Ratings Distribution
Skin Type
- 10Combination
- 5Dry
- 5Oily
- 3Normal
Most Helpful Positive Review
What a blessing!
I did a lot of research before buying this on sale. The last facial sunscreen I tried burned my face. I still don't know what did it, as the individual ingrediants were all in other products I use. Anyways, I tried this. I'm not outside much, but wanted to anticipate the summer heat/humidity. I need...
Most Helpful Critical Review
not the best
i'm someone with very dry skin due to tretinoin, and i have super duper acne prone skin. i also have hyperpigmentation and slight redness, as well as textured skin. while this sunscreen didn't break me out, the formula is definitely not breathable imo. it pills up very easily if you have hair on you...
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Caused Horrible Dermatitis, Rosacea, and Acne Flare!
I purchased this sunscreen because I have sensitive skin prone to redness and I needed an SPF geared towards acne-prone skin. I tried it on my face yesterday and wow, it was truly awful. First of all, it is anything but sheer. I literally looked like a ghost - some of the worst mineral sunscreen I've tried in quite some time from that perspective. Any videos you see where it looks sheer is because the person is not applying nearly enough sunscreen to hit the marketed SPF 30 claim. But I figured I'd wear the sunscreen the rest of the day, even though I looked greasy and deathly white, to at least get some UV coverage. Boy was that a mistake. When I washed it off a few hours later my skin was in one of the worst flares I've ever had -- closed comedones, red rashes on my cheeks (an area that never flares for me), dermatitis flared up all around my mouth, and raised bumps all over my face. Truly, truly awful - especially from a product marketed to sensitive, acne-prone skin. I couldn't believe my eyes. I will be dealing with barrier issues for quite some time because of this product. Avoid it like the plague.
My perfect face sunscreen!
Tried this on a whim as I was looking for a face sunscreen that wouldn't break me out or smell/taste bad like the Aveeno face sunscreen did and it worked so well I'm on my third bottle now! The redness reducing effect is not very strong, so you will still need to use other products if that is your goal. It does leave a faint white cast upon initial application to my fair skin, but fades as it sinks in. My forehead is significantly oilier than the rest of my face, so I do still have to use a mattifiying moisturizer over the sunscreen there, but on the rest of my face it gives me a natural glow. No smell or taste I can detect and I've broken out less since I began using this daily versus the Aveeno face sunscreen. Added bonus that this size is travel-friendly and kept me burn-free on a recent summer trip to Arizona. So happy I found my perfect sunscreen!
Pleasantly surprised
I'm loving it so far. The texture is very light and it has a slight mattifying finish on my oily skin. I'm surprised at how effective it is at helping with redness. Its not perfect, but it helps for sure. Usually anti redness products are either too dark or too green ony fair skin!
Amazing!
I absolutely love this sunscreen! The slight green tint really helps conceal the redness of my acne without actually looking green. I noticed my face is more clear when I use it. It's also AMAZING under makeup, its a perfect primer!!
Great sunscreen
Perfect for oily skin