Lumière de Vie Daily Brightening Broad Spectrum SPF 50
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lumière de Vie Daily Brightening Broad Spectrum SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter base of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and pore-clogging risk is low, though it can mildly sting so take care near the eyes. It works okay under makeup and protection is rated good. With a score of 64.1 out of 100, it is a middling daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #20, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #15, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −46 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Ceteth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #28, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Glycine Soja Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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 (50)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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28 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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32 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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33 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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34 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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42 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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43 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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45 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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50 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Lumiere de Vie Daily Brightening SPF 50 sting?
It can mildly sting, so take care around the eye area. Otherwise it has a balanced finish with low white cast.
Is the Lumière de Vie Daily Brightening Broad Spectrum SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on an older filter base of avobenzone, homosalate, and related filters.
Is the Lumière de Vie Daily Brightening Broad Spectrum SPF 50 good?
It scores 64.1 out of 100, a middling result. Protection is rated good and it works okay under makeup, with low pore-clogging risk.