Aloe Pura Sun Lotion SPF 50
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Aloe Pura Sun Lotion is a chemical SPF 50 lotion with an older-generation filter set of Octocrylene, Homosalate and Avobenzone. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight and is unlikely to leave a white cast, though it may sting a little on sensitive skin. Its low pore-clogging profile suits breakout-prone skin. With moderate protection and a score of 65.3, it is a serviceable lotion that lags formulas built on more modern filters.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
52
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×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 #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −6 Essential oils (Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Citrus Limon Fruit Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #13, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Lecithin)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #14, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, 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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (41)
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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light 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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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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15 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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27 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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39 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Aloe Pura Sun Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on an older-generation filter set of Octocrylene, Homosalate and Avobenzone.
Does the Aloe Pura Sun Lotion SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, it is unlikely to leave a white cast. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, though it may sting a little on sensitive skin.
Is Aloe Pura Sun Lotion any good?
It scores 65.3 out of 100 with moderate protection, a serviceable lotion that lags formulas using more modern filters.