Lakme Sun Expert Spf 50 Pa+++ Ultra Matte Gel Sunscreen
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lakme Sun Expert Ultra Matte Gel is an SPF 50 chemical sunscreen using an older-generation pairing of ensulizole and octinoxate. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, does not commonly sting, is low for pore-clogging, and works as a makeup base. Its measured protection rates only weak, and with a score of 49.0/100 it is best treated as a light everyday option rather than a high-protection one.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
34
- +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #2, UV filter
- +22.8 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +7.6)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- −1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +0 UVA claimed on the label but no real UVA1 filters in the list
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −26 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −6 Sensitizing preservatives (Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Ensulizole at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
- −5 Cooling agents (Menthyl Lactate)
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Fungal acne
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 6 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Xanthan Gum)
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (32)
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 (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP)
- ↑ 22.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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pH adjuster
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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10 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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11 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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25 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Lakme Sun Expert Ultra Matte Gel good?
It scores 49.0/100, with measured protection rating only weak despite the SPF 50 label. It is best treated as a light everyday option rather than a high-protection one.
Is the Lakme Sun Expert Spf 50 Pa+++ Ultra Matte Gel Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using an older-generation pairing of ensulizole and octinoxate.
Does it work under makeup?
Yes, it works as a makeup base. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it does not commonly sting.