Lirene It's A Match! Mineral Foundation SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lirene It's A Match! Mineral Foundation offers light SPF 15 sun protection from titanium dioxide and Tinosorb M. As a foundation it gives a balanced finish with low white cast and is gentle on the eyes. The SPF 15 level is weak for standalone sun defense, so it works best as makeup over a proper sunscreen. The score of 49.0/100 reflects that limited protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
25
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +14.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #31, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −17 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Essential oils (Rosa Damascena Flower Oil)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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White cast
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #2
- −3 Tinosorb M at #31
- +16.1 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.9 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #21, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #9, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Talc)
- → 1 Glycerin at #44, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 4 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Talc)
- ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Glycine Soja Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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 (55)
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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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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13 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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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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
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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36 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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37 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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40 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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43 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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44 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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47 Fragrance
Fragrance
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48 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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50 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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51 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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54 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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55 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
Is SPF 15 enough sun protection in this foundation?
SPF 15 is rated weak for standalone defense. It adds light coverage but works best as makeup layered over a proper sunscreen rather than as your only sun protection.
Is the Lirene It's A Match! Mineral Foundation SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral-modern hybrid, using titanium dioxide and Tinosorb M. There are no older chemical filters in the formula.
Does the Lirene It's A Match! Mineral Foundation SPF 15 leave a white cast?
White cast is low, and as a tinted foundation it is matched to the skin to blend in rather than leave a visible film.