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Pilgrim White Lotus Sunscreen Serum SPF 50 Pa+++

Pilgrim SPF 50
Pilgrim White Lotus Sunscreen Serum SPF 50 Pa+++

83/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 93
  • +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
  • −17.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

Medium 54
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Tinosorb M at #9
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Eye sting

Medium 60
  • +100 Starting score
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Volatile alcohol at #33
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 59
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #33
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
  • → 1 Glycerin at #32, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #40, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
  • ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #33
  • ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
  • → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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Full ingredient list (40)

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. 2 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  3. 3 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)

    • ↑ 17.1 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. 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
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  10. 10 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  11. 11 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  13. 13 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. 14 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  15. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  16. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

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

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  22. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. 24 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  26. Botanical extract

  27. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  28. Botanical extract

  29. 29 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  30. Botanical extract

  31. 31 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  32. 32 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  33. 33 Alcohol

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  34. 34 Sodium PCA

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  35. Botanical extract

  36. Botanical extract

  37. Botanical extract

  38. Botanical extract

  39. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  40. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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