Lumene Valo Nordic-C Bright Boost BB Cream SPF 20
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
No data
- Only a lone, late Titanium Dioxide, likely the colorant, not a dosed UV active
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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
98
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #34
- +4.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.1 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #34
- +0.5 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Laureth-7)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +13 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #35, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #34, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride)
- ← 9 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (35)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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17 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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18 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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19 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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25 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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30 Carrageenan
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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35 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)