Luxe Organix Luxe Organix Bakuchiol + Niacinamide Nano-complex Serum Lotion SPF 50
61/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
69
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +9.6 Homosalate at #12, UV filter
- +28.8 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #16, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- +14.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #31, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +6.6 Benzophenone-3 at #39, UV filter
- −26.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −16.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #39 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- +0.1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- −3 Tinosorb M at #16
- +2.7 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Oxybenzone at #39, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Homosalate at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- +1.5 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Laureth-7)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #39, yellow stains on white cotton
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #30, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (45)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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 (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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12 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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14 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Bakuchiol
Supporting ingredient
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22 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Supporting ingredient
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25 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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28 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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30 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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34 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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36 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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38 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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41 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream