LACURA Beauty Face Primer 3 In 1 Spf 15
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
LACURA Beauty Face Primer 3 In 1 SPF 15 is a chemical primer with sunscreen, using an older filter set of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, avobenzone, and ethylhexyl salicylate. It has a dewy finish, a low white cast, and a low pore-clogging risk. Sweat resistance is middling and the filters are older generation. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 60.6/100, so it reads more as a light primer than a dedicated sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- −5 UVB coverage saturated
- ×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 #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Decyl Oleate at #15, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
63
- +100 Starting score
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Decyl Oleate, PEG-20 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #12, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Urea, Trehalose)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Polyacrylate)
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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10 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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13 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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14 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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15 Decyl Oleate
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Serine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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33 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the LACURA Beauty Face Primer 3 In 1 Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen primer on an older filter set, including ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, avobenzone, and ethylhexyl salicylate.
Does the LACURA Beauty Face Primer 3 In 1 Spf 15 work under makeup?
It is a primer with a dewy finish and a low white cast, so it sits okay under makeup. Pore-clogging risk is low.
Is it good?
It scores 60.6/100 with protection rated moderate at SPF 15. It reads more as a light primer than a dedicated sunscreen.