Lancôme Bienfait Multi-Vital Spf 30 Day Cream
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital SPF 30 Day Cream is a chemical day cream using older-generation filters Avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane), Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. It is lightweight with a matte finish and low white cast and works well under makeup, but it tends to sting if it migrates near the eyes. Protection is moderate at SPF 30 and pore-clogging is low. The score of 62.2 out of 100 reflects a daily moisturizing cream rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
50
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −30 10 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
19
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #7
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #9, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #27, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sucrose Stearate)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #7
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Silica)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #7
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #7), fast, even canvas
- → 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 1.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Vitamin C
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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29 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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30 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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45 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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46 Hexyldecanol
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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49 Fragrance
Fragrance
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50 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital Day Cream sting the eyes?
It is rated high for sting, so it can irritate if it migrates near the eyes. Careful application around the eye area is generally advised.
Is Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical, using older-generation filters Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene.
Is Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital SPF 30 good?
It scores 62.2 out of 100 with moderate protection at SPF 30. It is a daily moisturizing day cream rather than a high-protection sunscreen, with a matte finish and low pore-clogging.