Lirene Capillary Skin Redness Reducing Moisturizing Cream SPF 20
84/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lirene Capillary Skin Redness Reducing Moisturizing Cream is an SPF 20 daily cream built on modern filters: Ethylhexyl Triazone, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, leaves little to no white cast and is generally non-stinging, with a low tendency to clog pores. It works okay under makeup and offers good protection for its modest SPF level. With a score of 84.0/100, it is a well-formulated lower-SPF cream aimed at redness-prone, sensitive skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
79
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- −1.7 UVB coverage saturated
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #12, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
35
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #14, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 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.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (40)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Timonacic
Supporting ingredient
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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36 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Lirene Capillary cream good for sensitive, redness-prone skin?
It is aimed at redness-prone, sensitive skin and is generally non-stinging with a low pore-clogging tendency. It uses gentle modern filters and leaves little to no white cast.
Is the Lirene Capillary Skin Redness Reducing Moisturizing Cream SPF 20 mineral or chemical, and what SPF?
It is a chemical sunscreen using modern filters: Ethylhexyl Triazone, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It is rated SPF 20.
Is Lirene Capillary cream good?
It scores 84.0/100 with good protection, so it is generally a well-formulated cream for its modest SPF level. Just note the lower SPF 20 means lighter coverage than a high-SPF sunscreen.