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Lucienne UV Daily Matte Sunscreen

Lucienne UV Daily Matte Sunscreen

67/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 44
  • +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
  • +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #14, UV filter
  • +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
  • +9.6 Octocrylene at #20, UV filter
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #14 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #20, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #15, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Titanium Dioxide at #11
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Eye sting

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Avobenzone at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −2 Octocrylene at #20, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −2 Octinoxate at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 41
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate)
  • +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains

Medium 42
  • +100 Starting score
  • −28 Avobenzone at #15, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #20, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
  • −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #37, hyaluronic family
  • → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Skincare extras

Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.

  • ✨ Centella asiatica
  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (54)

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

    • 4 → nourishing light emollient
  3. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  4. 4 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  5. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  6. 6 Nylon 6/12

    Supporting ingredient

  7. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  8. 8 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  9. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  10. 10 Fructose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  11. 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)
  12. 12 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  14. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 10.8 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  15. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  16. 16 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  20. 20 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 9.6 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  21. 21 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. 22 PEG-75 Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  23. 23 Ceteth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. 24 Steareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  25. Botanical extract

  26. 26 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  27. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  28. 28 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. 30 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  31. 31 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  32. 32 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  33. 33 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  34. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  35. 35 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  36. 36 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  37. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  38. Botanical extract

  39. Botanical extract

  40. Botanical extract

  41. Botanical extract

  42. Botanical extract

  43. 43 Madecassoside

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  44. Botanical extract

  45. Botanical extract

  46. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  47. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  48. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  49. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  50. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  51. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  52. 52 Hyaluronic Acid

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  53. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  54. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

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