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Lumene Cc Foundation

Lumene Cc Foundation

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 22
  • +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
  • +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
  • ×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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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Titanium Dioxide at #17 (nano)
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #40
  • +3.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
  • +0.2 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dimethicone)
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Eye sting

Low 81
  • +100 Starting score
  • −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #17
  • +0.5 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
  • −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 58
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #39, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #17, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrated Silica)
  • ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrated Silica)
  • ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base

Excellent
PillsPrimer
  • → 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (40)

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. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
  3. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
  4. 4 C13-15 Alkane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. 5 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  6. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)

    • ↑ 17.1 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  8. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. 11 Hexyl Laurate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  12. 12 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  13. 13 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. Botanical extract

  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  18. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  19. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  20. 20 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. Supporting ingredient

  22. 22 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  23. Supporting ingredient

  24. 24 PEG-8

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  25. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  27. 27 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  28. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  29. 29 Hydrated Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  30. Supporting ingredient

  31. 31 Lysine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  32. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  34. 34 Ascorbic Acid

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  35. 35 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  36. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  37. Botanical extract

  38. 38 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  39. 39 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  40. Colorant or pigment

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