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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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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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.
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.
- ✨ 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.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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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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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)
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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.