The Pure Lotus Jeju Botanical Sun Cream
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Pure Lotus Jeju Botanical Sun Cream is a hybrid sunscreen using homosalate and octocrylene alongside the newer filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight, and shows low white cast with a low pore-clogging profile and low risk of stinging. Protection is rated good. With a score of 72.2/100, it is a generally solid choice for comfortable daily wear.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- −8.5 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, …)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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
- ✨ Green tea
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (45)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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9 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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30 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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38 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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42 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
Does The Pure Lotus Jeju Botanical Sun Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it should stay nearly invisible. It is a hybrid formula with a balanced finish.
Is the The Pure Lotus Jeju Botanical Sun Cream good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has a balanced, lightweight feel and a low pore-clogging profile, so it generally suits oily and acne-prone skin. Patch testing is always wise.
Is it good?
It scores 72.2/100 with protection rated good, so it is a generally solid choice for comfortable daily wear.