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PURE BEAUTY Whitening Face Lotion SPF 15

PURE BEAUTY SPF 15
PURE BEAUTY Whitening Face Lotion SPF 15

49/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

PURE BEAUTY Whitening Face Lotion SPF 15 is a sunscreen lotion using the chemical filter Octinoxate plus Titanium Dioxide. It commonly leaves low white cast with a dewy finish, and is generally lightweight and non-stinging. It is reported to be low on the pore-clogging scale. With a score of 49.0/100 and only weak protection at SPF 15, it is best treated as a lightly protective day lotion rather than a true sunscreen.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 27
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
  • +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety

High 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Titanium Dioxide at #10
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Eye sting

Low 76
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 83
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #10
  • −6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #7, heavy oil
  • −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Safe 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fabric stains

Low 95
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
  • → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
  • ← 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (18)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  5. 5 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  7. Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 6 heavy oil
    • 5 → dewy occlusive
  8. Supporting ingredient

  9. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  11. 11 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  12. 12 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  13. 13 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  15. 15 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  16. 16 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  17. 17 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  18. 18 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

Is SPF 15 enough protection?

SPF 15 offers only weak protection, and this lotion scores 49.0/100. It is best treated as a lightly protective day lotion rather than a full sunscreen.

Does PURE BEAUTY Whitening Face Lotion leave a white cast?

It commonly leaves low white cast with a dewy finish, so it blends in well on most skin tones.

Is the PURE BEAUTY Whitening Face Lotion SPF 15 mineral or chemical?

It is a combination lotion, using the chemical filter Octinoxate plus Titanium Dioxide.

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