Farmona Professional Neuro Lift+ Face Lifting Emulsion SPF 15
59/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Farmona Professional Neuro Lift+ Face Lifting Emulsion SPF 15 is primarily a skincare emulsion with light, older-generation chemical filters: octinoxate, avobenzone and octocrylene. It feels lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it works well under makeup, though it may mildly sting near the eyes. The low SPF 15 means it offers only moderate protection. With a 59/100 score, it is better seen as a treatment cream with light SPF than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
36
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #11, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −13 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1, 3-Diol)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
- +2 Volatile silicone at #7, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
74
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #11, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Botanical extract
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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11 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is the Farmona Neuro Lift emulsion enough sun protection on its own?
Its SPF 15 gives only moderate protection, so it is better seen as a treatment emulsion with light SPF than a primary sunscreen. With a 59/100 score, pair it with stronger protection for sun exposure.
Is the Farmona Professional Neuro Lift+ Face Lifting Emulsion SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula with light, older-generation filters: octinoxate, avobenzone and octocrylene.
Does it work under makeup and leave a cast?
It works well under makeup, wears lightweight with a balanced finish, and has a low white cast. It may mildly sting near the eyes.