Bell HYPOAllergenic Aloe BB Cream SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bell HYPOAllergenic Aloe BB Cream SPF 15 is a pure mineral tinted product using Titanium Dioxide as its only UV filter. It wears matte with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and is generally a good makeup base with low pore-clogging and no stinging. Its SPF 15 gives only weak protection, and the score of 49.0/100 reflects that it is better understood as a light cosmetic with some sun cover than as a dedicated sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
19
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #27
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +36.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.3 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +2.4 Volatile hydrocarbon at #5, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −36 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #24, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 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 →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
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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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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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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12 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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19 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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25 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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26 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Is Bell HYPOAllergenic Aloe BB Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral product. Titanium Dioxide is its only UV filter.
Does this Bell BB cream leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast despite being mineral, and it wears matte. It is also rated a good makeup base with low pore-clogging.
Is Bell Aloe BB Cream SPF 15 good for sun protection?
Its sun protection is weak. At SPF 15 it scores 49.0/100, so it is better seen as a light tinted cosmetic with some sun cover than a dedicated sunscreen.