Coppertone Pure And Simple Baby Sunscreen Stick SPF 50
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coppertone Pure & Simple Baby Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 is a fully mineral stick using zinc oxide alone. It does not sting, which suits a baby-focused format, but it has a dewy finish, a heavy feel, and a medium chance of leaving a slight white cast, and it is not designed to work under makeup. Its high breakout-trigger rating means it is generally better avoided on acne-prone skin. SPF 50 delivers moderate measured protection, and the overall score of 57.0/100 places it as a modest pick best suited to its intended stick-and-spot use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (20% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- β5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #5, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Coconut Oil at #2, heavy oil
- β6 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #7, heavy oil
- β8 Behenyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
- β18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- β12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
- +9 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Comedogenic
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Coconut Oil at #2, comedogenic oil/butter
- β18 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #5, comedogenic oil/butter
- β14 2 heavy comedogens high in the list
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- β18 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- β50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #14, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 14 6 emollient lipids (Squalene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, β¦)
- β 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 20 6 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, β¦)
- β 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 19 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
- β¨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (15)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 55 20% declared
- β 40 20% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 10 heavy oil
- β 38 comedogenic oil/butter
- 6 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- β 10 butter/occlusive fat
- β 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- β 6 heavy oil
- 5 β dewy occlusive
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 18 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Botanical extract
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Does the Coppertone Pure And Simple Baby Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 leave a white cast?
It can leave a slight white cast. As a zinc oxide mineral stick it carries a medium chance of a faint cast and a fairly heavy, dewy feel.
Is the Coppertone Pure And Simple Baby Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 good for acne-prone skin?
It is generally better avoided on acne-prone skin. It has a high breakout-trigger rating, a heavy feel, and a dewy finish, and it is not designed to work under makeup.
Is it good overall?
It is a modest pick. SPF 50 gives moderate measured protection and the overall score is 57.0/100, with the stick format best suited to spot use and its intended baby-focused, gentle, sting-free wear.