Erno Laszlo Phelityl Day Lotion Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Erno Laszlo Phelityl Day Lotion SPF 15 is a chemical sunscreen using just two older filters, avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, shows little to no white cast, does not sting, and works well under makeup. It is generally low for pore-clogging. Protection rates weak and the score sits at 49, reflecting the low SPF 15 rating and minimal filter set, so it is a light daytime moisturizer with modest sun cover rather than primary protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
7
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #32, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +5.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #33, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #33 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #32, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #32, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #33, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #9, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- +2.5 Volatile silicone at #5, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
36
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate)
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Fabric stains
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #32, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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8 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Emu Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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19 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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21 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 O-Cymen-5-Ol
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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28 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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29 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 5.4 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
Is Erno Laszlo Phelityl Day Lotion a good sunscreen?
Protection rates weak and the score sits at 49, reflecting the low SPF 15 rating and a minimal two-filter set. It is best as a light daytime moisturizer with modest sun cover rather than primary protection.
Is the Erno Laszlo Phelityl Day Lotion Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using just two older filters, avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Does it work under makeup?
Yes. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, shows little to no white cast, does not sting, and works well under makeup. It is generally low for pore-clogging.