Lancôme Absolue Premium Bx Regenerating and Replenishing Care SPF 15
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lancome Absolue Premium Bx Regenerating and Replenishing Care SPF 15 is a hybrid moisturizer with light sun protection from Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Drometrizole Trisiloxane and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, little to no white cast and is generally non-stinging. With only SPF 15, protection is rated moderate and the score is 68.2/100, so it is best seen as a treatment cream with incidental sun coverage, not a standalone sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
53
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +38 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +13.3)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #10, UV filter
- −8.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Petrolatum at #15, heaviest occlusive
- −2 Paraffin at #17, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #4, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
- +4.3 Volatile silicone at #5, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Prunus Armeniaca Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Laureth-7)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Mexoryl XL at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Prunus Armeniaca Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- → 7 3 emollient lipids (Prunus Armeniaca Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide)
- ← 5 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (50)
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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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL)
- ↑ 38 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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15 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 heaviest occlusive
- 1 → dewy occlusive
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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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17 Paraffin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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18 PEG-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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35 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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46 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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48 Hexyldecanol
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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50 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Lancome Absolue Premium Bx a real sunscreen?
It is a moisturizer with light SPF 15 protection, rated moderate. It is best seen as a treatment cream with incidental sun coverage, not a standalone sunscreen.
Is the Lancôme Absolue Premium Bx Regenerating and Replenishing Care SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid using chemical filters such as Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Drometrizole Trisiloxane and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid.
Does the Lancôme Absolue Premium Bx Regenerating and Replenishing Care SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The lightweight formula has little to no visible residue and is generally non-stinging.