Pilgrim White Lotus Day Cream SPF 50 (pa+++) With Camellia & Yugdugu
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pilgrim White Lotus Day Cream SPF 50 PA+++ is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter base of octisalate and octocrylene, with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide added. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and shows low white cast, working as a daily face cream. It does not commonly sting and is low for pore-clogging. With a 70.5 score and good protection, it is a decent everyday day cream that trails more modern formulas.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
77
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −12 UVB coverage saturated
- −2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
High
70
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 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
72
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- +28.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Stearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Hydrogenated Soybean Oil at #9, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #25, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #22, hyaluronic family
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (27)
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 (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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Extract
Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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23 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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25 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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26 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Pilgrim White Lotus Day Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. Although it includes titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, it commonly stays minimal on most skin tones.
Is the Pilgrim White Lotus Day Cream SPF 50 (pa+++) With Camellia & Yugdugu mineral or chemical?
It is mostly a chemical sunscreen on an older filter base, with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide added. Its chemical filters include octisalate and octocrylene.
Is it any good?
It scores 70.5 out of 100 with good protection, so it is generally a decent daily day cream that trails more modern formulas.