Lirene Sun Moisturizing Protective Face Cream SPF 50
94/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lirene Sun Moisturizing Protective Face Cream SPF 50 is built on modern filters: Uvinul A Plus, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl triazone and Tinosorb S. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, shows low white cast and does not sting, and works well under makeup. Low pore-clogging potential makes it generally friendly across skin types. With excellent protection and a top score of 94/100, it is an excellent daily face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
94
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −13.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Eye sting
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #17, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate SE)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Coco-Caprylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing 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
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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28 Hectorite
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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33 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Does the Lirene Sun Moisturizing Protective Face Cream SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. The modern filter blend keeps the finish balanced and lightweight, so it tends to absorb without a visible film.
Is the Lirene Sun Moisturizing Protective Face Cream SPF 50 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is generally friendly across skin types. Pore-clogging potential is rated low and it does not sting, which commonly suits combination and acne-prone skin.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical, using modern filters Uvinul A Plus, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl triazone and Tinosorb S.
Is it good?
It scores 94/100 with excellent SPF 50 protection. It is an excellent daily face sunscreen that also works under makeup.