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Lancaster Infinite Bronze Face Bronzer SPF 15

Lancaster SPF 15
Lancaster Infinite Bronze Face Bronzer SPF 15

53/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 46
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #7, UV filter
  • +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • −3.1 UVB coverage saturated
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety

Low 14
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −11 4 declared fragrance allergens
  • −1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #31
  • +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −11 Oxybenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #2, heavy oil
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Comedogenic

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • −4 Palmitic Acid at #9, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

Medium 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Zea Mays Oil)
  • −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-2 Stearate)
  • −10 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
  • +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains

High 2
  • +100 Starting score
  • −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #7, yellow stains on white cotton
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #30, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
  • → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Zea Mays Oil)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Zea Mays Oil)
  • → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 12 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Aloe vera

Full ingredient list (31)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 10 heavy oil
    • 8 → dewy occlusive
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. 6 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  7. 7 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  8. 8 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  9. 9 Palmitic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  10. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  11. 11 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  12. 12 PEG-2 Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  15. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  16. 16 Beta-Carotene

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. 17 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  18. 18 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  19. 19 Citronellol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  20. 20 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  21. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  22. 22 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  23. 23 Simethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  24. 24 Talc

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  25. 25 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  26. 26 Zea Mays Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  27. 27 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  28. 28 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  29. 29 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  30. 30 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  31. Colorant or pigment

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