Lancôme Rénergie Multi-Lift Ultra Spf 20
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lancome Renergie Multi-Lift Ultra SPF 20 is an anti-aging moisturizer with a chemical sunscreen built on older-generation filters: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast and sits well under makeup, though it may sting sensitive eyes somewhat. Breakout risk is low, but protection is rated only moderate and SPF 20 is low for sun defense. At 65.3/100 it is better seen as skincare with light SPF than as a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #10
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, PEG-8 Laurate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, 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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #20, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Steareth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 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
Full ingredient list (52)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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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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
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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16 Red 33
Colorant or pigment
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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18 Guanosine
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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
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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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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34 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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42 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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46 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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52 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Lancome Renergie Multi-Lift Ultra SPF 20 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is an anti-aging moisturizer with a chemical sunscreen that wears balanced and lightweight under makeup.
What SPF is the Lancôme Rénergie Multi-Lift Ultra Spf 20, and is it enough?
It is SPF 20, which is low for sun protection, and protection is rated only moderate. It is better viewed as skincare with light SPF than as a primary sunscreen.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Is Lancome Renergie Multi-Lift Ultra SPF 20 good?
As a sunscreen it is limited, scoring 65.3/100 with moderate protection and a low SPF 20. It works better as an anti-aging cream with light SPF.