Forever Living Aloe Sunscreen Spf 30 Broad Spectrum
65/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- −10.5 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 12.6% declared
- +2.8 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 12.6% declared
- −5 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #12, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Zinc Oxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Zinc Oxide at #4, mild sebum absorbent
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 6 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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 (24)
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 (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), 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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- ↑ 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 28 12.6% declared
- ↑ 18 12.6% declared
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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11 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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24 Water
Solvent base, the water phase