Lirene Emulsja Ochronna 50 SPF Travel Size
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lirene Emulsja Ochronna 50 SPF (travel size) is a hybrid sunscreen combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Octocrylene with modern filters and some Titanium Dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, with a low-sting, low-clogging profile. It works okay under makeup. Protection is good and the 64.6/100 score is moderate overall.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +28.8 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- −37.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −10 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12 Butylparaben at #30, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −11 BHA at #24, on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
- −10 Propylparaben at #31, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #9 (nano)
- −3 Tinosorb M at #13
- +0.7 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #21, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #19, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #11, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #9, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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 (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.
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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20 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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23 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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24 BHA
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
- ↓ 11 on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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25 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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29 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
Mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Octocrylene with modern filters and some Titanium Dioxide.
Does the Lirene Emulsja Ochronna 50 SPF Travel Size leave a white cast?
White cast is reported as low and the finish is balanced, so it generally blends in. It stays lightweight on the skin.
Is the Lirene Emulsja Ochronna 50 SPF Travel Size good?
Protection is good at SPF 50 and it scores 64.6/100, which is moderate overall. It works okay under makeup and comes in a travel size.