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Lirene Sun Moisturizing Protective Face Cream SPF 50

Lirene SPF 50
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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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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
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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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  3. 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
  4. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  8. 8 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  10. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. 13 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

    • ↑ 3 film former
  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  19. Botanical extract

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. 23 Undecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  24. 24 Tridecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  26. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  27. 27 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  28. 28 Hectorite

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. 30 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  31. 31 Coco-Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  32. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  33. 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.

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