Baby Care Reviewed Jul 5, 2026

Coppertone Pure & Simple Baby SPF 50 Spray

A clean mineral baby sunscreen — recalled in 2021 when benzene turned up in the propellant.

Recall · 2021 · resolved

Coppertone baby-sunscreen benzene recall

Specific lots of Pure & Simple Baby SPF 50 aerosol were recalled Sept 30, 2021 after benzene from the propellant was detected. Resolved.

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Our take

Why It’s on Our Radar

The formula itself is a clean mineral one, but the aerosol was recalled for benzene — so we flag the recalled spray and point you to non-aerosol mineral options.

What's inside

Ingredients & Safety

A 24% zinc-oxide, fragrance-free mineral base — clean — undermined by a benzene recall traced to the aerosol propellant.

Certifications

Fragrance-Free

No listed ingredient is currently on our watch or caution list. This finding applies only to the ingredient list shown below and may not cover every product, variant, market, or reformulation.

Ingredient List Reviewed

Safe Watch Caution
  • Zinc Oxide 24.08%
  • Isobutane
  • Water also listed as Aqua, Purified Water
  • Butyloctyl Salicylate
  • Dimethicone
  • Tocopherol also listed as Vitamin E
  • Caprylyl Glycol

Formula scope: the disclosed ingredient list captured for this review. Formulas can differ by product, scent, country, and date; compare the current package with this list before deciding.

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Who owns it

Ownership & Independence

Coppertone is owned by the German consumer-goods group Beiersdorf, which bought it from Bayer in 2019.

Where to buy

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