Pure Super Hydrate Day Cream Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pure Super Hydrate Day Cream SPF 15 is a moisturizer with chemical SPF from older-generation filters Avobenzone, Octinoxate and Octocrylene. It has a dewy finish, a low white cast and a lightweight, non-stinging feel. SPF 15 provides only weak protection here, so it is best for indoor days or layering under a dedicated sunscreen. Its 49.0/100 score is the lowest in this group, reflecting the weak SPF and dated filters.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
17
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #15, UV filter
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #17, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #15 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #17, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Essential oils (Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #7, comedogenic oil/butter
- −7 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #11, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
33
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Lecithin)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #14, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #17, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
- → 15 2 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (37)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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17 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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19 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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23 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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26 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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32 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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34 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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
What SPF is Pure Super Hydrate Day Cream and is it enough?
It is SPF 15, and its protection is rated weak here. It is best for indoor days or layered under a dedicated sunscreen rather than relied on alone outdoors.
Is the Pure Super Hydrate Day Cream Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical, using older-generation filters Avobenzone, Octinoxate and Octocrylene.
Is it good?
It scores 49.0/100, the lowest in this group, reflecting its weak SPF and dated filter set. It works as a light moisturizer but not as standalone sun protection.