No7 Lift And Luminate Triple Action Day Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
No7 Lift And Luminate Triple Action Day Cream SPF 30, from Boots, is a day cream with older-generation chemical filters: Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and rates low for white cast, though it may sting somewhat around the eyes. Breakout-trigger is low and it works okay under makeup. Scoring 62.8/100 with moderate protection, it is a middling daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
50
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #30, 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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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #50
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Eye sting
Medium
33
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tribehenin at #7, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #14, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
65
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Laurate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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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 #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #27, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
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 (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), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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28 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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31 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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37 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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39 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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47 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Colorant or pigment
Is No7 Lift And Luminate Day Cream SPF 30 good?
It scores 62.8/100 with moderate protection, a middling result. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and rates low for white cast.
Is the No7 Lift And Luminate Triple Action Day Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older-generation filters: Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene.
Will the No7 Lift And Luminate Triple Action Day Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 sting my eyes?
It is rated medium for stinging, so some sensitivity near the eyes is possible. Applying carefully around the eye area is wise.