LACURA Essentials BB Cream SPF 15
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
LACURA Essentials BB Cream SPF 15 is a tinted chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters (octinoxate, octocrylene, avobenzone, octisalate) with a little titanium dioxide. It wears with a dewy, lightweight finish and keeps white cast low thanks to the tint, with a medium chance of stinging on sensitive eyes and low breakout risk. With a 64.0/100 score and good measured protection, it is a budget everyday tinted base, though SPF 15 is best treated as light daily coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
56
- +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
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −17.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
43
- +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)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #19, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −8 Essential oils (Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, …)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- +10.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Medium
47
- +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
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #22, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Decyl Oleate at #23, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −46 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Decyl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-20 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +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
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #38, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #20, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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 (40)
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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8 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
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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17 Mandarin
Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Decyl Oleate
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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37 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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38 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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39 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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40 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does LACURA Essentials BB Cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is generally low. It is a tinted BB cream, and the color helps it match skin while wearing with a dewy finish.
Is the LACURA Essentials BB Cream SPF 15 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It leans dewy, which oily skin may find a bit shiny, but pore-clogging risk reads as low. It is generally acne-friendly even if the finish is on the moist side.
Is LACURA BB Cream SPF 15 good?
It scores 64.0/100 with good measured protection. As a budget tinted base it is fine for everyday use, though SPF 15 is best treated as light daily coverage.