Aesop Protective Body Lotion SPF 50
68/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −6 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Citrus Limonium Peel Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #26, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #23, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Stearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #25, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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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 #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 4 4 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, …)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 5 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (34)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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9 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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21 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 D-Limonene
Supporting ingredient
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34 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen