Lumene Blur 16H Longwear Foundation Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lumene Blur 16H Longwear Foundation SPF 15 is a long-wear foundation with added sun protection from ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and zinc oxide. It wears lightweight with a matte finish and low white cast, and is an excellent makeup base by design since it is itself makeup. Its SPF 15 and older filters give only weak standalone protection, reflected in a score of 49.0/100. Treat it as a finishing layer, not as your main sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
18
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- +12.3 Zinc Oxide at #30, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #30
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #34
- +4.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.3 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Zinc Oxide at #30
- +0.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate)
- +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Zinc Oxide at #30, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polypropylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #20, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polypropylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 12 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (34)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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8 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Mg Stearate+
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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30 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.3 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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33 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Colorant or pigment
Can I use Lumene Blur 16H Foundation as my sunscreen?
It is a foundation with SPF 15, not a dedicated sunscreen. Protection is rated weak with a score of 49.0/100, so treat it as a finishing layer rather than your main sun defense.
Is the Lumene Blur 16H Longwear Foundation Spf 15 good under makeup?
It is rated an excellent makeup base, which makes sense since it is itself makeup. It wears lightweight with a matte finish and low white cast.
Mineral or chemical?
Its sun protection comes from a mix of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and zinc oxide, so it combines chemical and mineral filters. The filters are older-generation.