Greenika Bleaching Lotion SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Greenika Bleaching Lotion SPF 15 is an older-generation formula using a single chemical filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It has a dewy, lightweight finish with low white cast, low sting and low pore-clogging risk. At SPF 15 with one older filter, its sun protection is limited. With a score of 49 out of 100 and weak protection, it is best thought of as a light lotion rather than a dependable sunscreen for real sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
10
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #6 (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
81
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Stearyl Alcohol at #1, rich gel-network thickener
- −8 Cetyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #4, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 10 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 15 3 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 6 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 →Full ingredient list (14)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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10 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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13 Colorant
Supporting ingredient
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is Greenika Bleaching Lotion?
It is SPF 15, and its protection is rated weak. That makes it suitable only for light, low-exposure situations rather than real sun.
Is the Greenika Bleaching Lotion SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula using a single older-generation filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 49 out of 100 with weak protection, so it is better viewed as a light lotion than a dependable sunscreen for sun exposure.