Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Hero Force Shield Superbeam Sunscreen SPF 30 Apricot

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• Zinc Oxide

  Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds colour)Light stabiliser (protects the formula from light)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)UV absorber (protects the formula from light, not a sunscreen filter)UV filter (filters UV rays)

  A mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, the core sun-protection job in this product. It also helps protect the skin surface and can add whiteness or opacity. On some labels it appears as CI 77947 when used for colour.

• Water

  Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  The base liquid that most of the other ingredients dissolve or spread into. It carries the formula and helps condition the skin surface.

  listed as “water (aqua)”

• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Occlusive (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A light oil used as a solvent to dissolve other ingredients and as an occlusive that forms a layer helping hold in moisture. It can also add a bit of scent.

• Propanediol

  Humectant (holds moisture)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A solvent that dissolves other ingredients and helps them blend evenly. It also adjusts the thickness of the formula.

• C13-15 Alkane

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A lightweight liquid that acts as a solvent, dissolving other ingredients so they blend into one even mixture. This helps the formula spread smoothly across skin.

• C15-19 Alkane

  Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A light liquid solvent that dissolves other ingredients and helps them blend. It supports the formula spreading smoothly.

• Butyloctyl Salicylate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A liquid that conditions skin and hair and acts as a solvent. It softens skin feel and helps dissolve and spread other ingredients in the mix.

• Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that conditions and softens skin. In practice it smooths the skin's feel and gives the product a richer, cushiony texture.

• Octyldodecanol

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel, and a solvent that helps dissolve other ingredients. It also carries fragrance. Together this means the product spreads smoothly and stays blended.

• Cetearyl Alcohol

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabiliser (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A workhorse ingredient that softens skin feel, adjusts thickness, helps oil and water mix, and keeps the blend stable. In practice it thickens the product, keeps it from separating, gives a smooth feel, and can make the product look opaque. Despite its name, it behaves like a waxy solid, not a drying alcohol.

• Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

  Emulsion stabiliser (keeps oil and water mixed)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  This is a gel-like polymer that stabilizes emulsions and adjusts thickness. That means it keeps the oil and water parts from separating and helps give the product its texture and body.

• Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An oil from sea buckthorn fruit that conditions and works as an emollient, softening and smoothing skin feel. It leaves skin feeling supple and well-kept.

• Betaine

  Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Betaine is a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. This helps keep skin and hair conditioned and stops the product from drying out.

• Mica

  Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds colour)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)other

  Mica is a mineral used to add color and to make the product look opaque rather than see-through. It also keeps powders from clumping and adds bulk to the formula.

• Musa Sapientum Leaf/Trunk Extract

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An extract from the leaves and trunk of the banana plant. It works as a skin conditioner, helping the product leave skin feeling cared for.

  listed as “musa sapientum (banana) leaf/trunk extract”

• Silica

  Abrasive (physically scrubs)Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)otherViscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  Silica is a fine mineral powder that soaks up excess moisture and oil, and adjusts how thick the product feels. It keeps powders from clumping, adds bulk, and can make a formula look more opaque. Its chemical name is silicon dioxide.

• Coco-Glucoside

  Foaming (produces foam)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A cleansing agent that lifts away dirt and oil. It also creates foam and helps water rinse things off. On labels it's counted among the milder sugar-based cleansers.

• Arachidyl Alcohol

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabiliser (keeps oil and water mixed)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A multitasking ingredient that softens and smooths skin feel, adjusts the product's thickness, and keeps the mix stable. In practice, it helps give the formula its body and holds it together.

• Xanthan Gum

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emulsion stabiliser (keeps oil and water mixed)Gel forming (sets the formula into a gel)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A thickener that adjusts how thick the product is and forms a gel-like texture. It keeps oil and water mixed and stops the blend from separating, giving a stable, even feel.

• Polyhydroxystearic Acid

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  This is an emulsifier that helps oil and water mix. It keeps the oily and watery parts blended so the formula holds together.

• Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  An ingredient that helps oil and water mix and adjusts the product's thickness. In practice it keeps the water and oil parts blended and gives the formula its body.

• Isostearic Acid

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A multitasker that helps oil and water mix and works as a cleansing agent. It also helps bind the formula's parts together, keeping everything blended.

• Lecithin

  Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Lecithin helps oil and water mix and softens skin feel. That keeps the water and oil parts blended and smooths the skin, and it also reduces static. It shows up on labels simply as Lecithin.

• Polyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A cleansing surfactant that lifts away oil and dirt. It helps rinse the product off with water.

• Polyglycerin-3

  Humectant (holds moisture)

  Polyglycerin-3 is a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. In practice it helps keep the product and skin from drying out.

• Bisabolol

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Soothing (CosIng functional class)

  A conditioning and soothing ingredient that also adds a light fragrance. It softens the skin's feel and contributes scent to the product. On labels it may also appear as Levomenol.

• Tocopherol

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidising)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Occlusive (CosIng functional class)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E used as an antioxidant, which helps keep the formula from going off. It also conditions skin and forms a thin surface layer that slows moisture loss. You may see it listed simply as vitamin E.

• Behenyl Alcohol

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabiliser (keeps oil and water mixed)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A multitasker that softens and smooths skin while adjusting the product's thickness. It also helps hold the mix together and keeps the oil and water parts from separating.

• Caprylhydroxamic Acid

  Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)

  An ingredient that binds trace metals which would otherwise spoil the formula. Keeping those metals tied up helps the product stay stable.

• Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine

  Humectant (holds moisture)

  This is a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. In practice, it helps keep the product from drying out and adds moisture to skin.

• Citric Acid

  Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Fragrance ingredient (scent)other

  Citric Acid is a mild acid used to fine-tune a formula's pH. It keeps the acidity steady (buffering), binds trace metals that would spoil the formula (chelating), and can add a scent note.

• Arachidyl Glucoside

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A surfactant that helps clean and helps oil and water mix. In practice, it keeps the water and oil parts blended into one smooth product.

• Ectoin

  Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Ectoin is a skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps keep skin feeling soft and comfortable.

• Niacinamide

  otherSmoothing (CosIng functional class)

  An ingredient that smooths the skin's surface. In practice, it helps the product leave skin feeling even.

• Maltodextrin

  Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Binder (holds the formula together)Emulsion stabiliser (keeps oil and water mixed)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Maltodextrin is a multitasking carbohydrate. It soaks up excess liquid, holds ingredients together, keeps the oil-and-water mix stable, and forms a thin film while conditioning skin and hair.

• Sodium Citrate

  Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Fragrance ingredient (scent)

  A buffering agent that keeps the product's acidity steady. It also binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula.

• Sodium Phytate

  Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Oral care (CosIng functional class)

  Sodium Phytate is a chelating agent, meaning it binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula. It also has an oral-care function.

• Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidising)Bleaching (CosIng functional class)

  A fruit extract that acts as an antioxidant, helping protect the formula from damage caused by air. It also works as a bleaching agent, meaning it lightens the look of skin or the product.

• Lactobacillus Ferment

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A ferment ingredient that conditions the skin, helping it feel soft and smooth. That's its job in the formula.

• Tin Oxide

  Abrasive (physically scrubs)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)otherViscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  Tin Oxide is a mineral powder that works as a bulking agent and adjusts a product's thickness. It also adds opacity, making a formula look more solid or less see-through, and can act as a mild abrasive.

• Glucose

  Humectant (holds moisture)

  Glucose draws in and holds moisture. That helps keep the product and skin from drying out.

• Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

  Anti-seborrheic (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

  This is a radish root ferment filtrate with antimicrobial and anti-seborrheic roles. It works against microbes in the formula and helps manage oiliness.

• Iron Oxides

  Colorant (adds colour)other

  A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.

  listed as “yellow iron oxide”

• Iron Oxides

  Colorant (adds colour)other

  A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.

  listed as “red iron oxide”

• Titanium Dioxide

  Colorant (adds colour)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)UV absorber (protects the formula from light, not a sunscreen filter)UV filter (filters UV rays)

  Titanium Dioxide is a mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also works as a white colorant and opacifier, adding whiteness and making the product less see-through. As a color additive it appears on labels as CI 77891.

Source

DailyMed drug label

Source record

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=133dc4db-6598-4400-8aa4-022f66eb28fc

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14 August 2026

Market

United States

Version

v1 of this U.S. formulation

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Official label document (not independently verified by us)

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