Lakme Sun Expert Sunscreen Cucumber Lemongrass Spf 24
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
33
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #7, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
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Health safety
High
80
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #27, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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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
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Stearic Acid at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Palmitic Acid at #6, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glycol Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −20 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 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 →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 (27)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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15 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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24 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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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
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative