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Lumene Invisible Illumination Instant Glow UV Primer SPF 30

Lumene SPF 30
Lumene Invisible Illumination Instant Glow UV Primer SPF 30

80/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 67
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
  • +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #7, UV filter
  • −2.2 UVB coverage saturated
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
  • −8 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #41
  • +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −4 Ensulizole at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #16, wax film
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

High 39
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
  • −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Canola Oil)
  • −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #40, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
  • → 2 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 3 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +2 1 water-locking waxes
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Full ingredient list (41)

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

  3. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  4. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  5. 5 Ethyl Oleate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  6. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  7. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)

    • ↑ 13.3 UV protection
    • ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
  8. Botanical extract

  9. 9 Canola Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  10. 10 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Botanical extract

  13. Botanical extract

  14. 14 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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

  16. 16 Cetyl Palmitate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 wax film
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
    • ↑ 2 wax water lock
  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. 19 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. 20 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  23. 23 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  25. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. 26 Polysorbate 60

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  27. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  28. 28 Phenethyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. Supporting ingredient

  31. 31 Algin

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  32. 32 Sea Salt

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. 33 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  34. 34 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  35. 35 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  36. 36 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  37. 37 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  38. 38 Citronellol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  39. 39 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  40. 40 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

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

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