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Payot paris Brume Lactée Spf 30

Payot paris SPF 30
Payot paris Brume Lactée Spf 30

79/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Payot Paris Brume Lactee is a chemical SPF 30 milky mist using a hybrid filter set of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Tinosorb S. It leaves a balanced finish, feels lightweight and is unlikely to leave a white cast. It works well under makeup and is generally gentle, with low pore-clogging risk for breakout-prone skin. Excellent protection and a solid 79.1 score make it a dependable everyday option.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 90
  • +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • −22.8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 71
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Coconut Oil at #13, heavy oil
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Coconut Oil at #13, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne

Medium 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #6, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 6 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dibutyl Adipate)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (32)

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

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  4. 4 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)

    • ↑ 11.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. 5 Octocrylene

    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
  6. 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
  7. 7 Undecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 17.6 UV protection
  9. 9 Tridecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  11. 11 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  12. Botanical extract

  13. 13 Coconut Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 1 heavy oil
    • ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. Botanical extract

  15. Botanical extract

  16. Botanical extract

  17. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  18. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. 19 Erythrulose

    Supporting ingredient

  20. 20 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. 22 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 O-Cymen-5-Ol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  24. 24 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  26. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  27. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  28. 28 C20-22 Alcohols

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

  29. 29 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  30. 30 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  31. 31 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  32. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

Is Payot Brume Lactee mineral or chemical?

It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses a hybrid filter blend including Homosalate, Octocrylene, Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Tinosorb S.

Does the Payot paris Brume Lactée Spf 30 work under makeup?

Yes, it works well as a makeup base. The milky mist has a balanced, lightweight finish and is unlikely to leave a white cast.

What SPF is Payot Brume Lactee?

It is an SPF 30 sunscreen with excellent UV protection, and it scores 79.1 out of 100 overall.

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