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Goodfellow & Co. SPF 30 Face Lotion

Goodfellow & Co. SPF 30 Face Lotion

65/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 59
  • +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
  • +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
  • +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Medium 46
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
  • −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 36
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

High 38
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid)
  • −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate)
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate)
  • −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
  • → 4 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
  • ← 1 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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 (27)

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 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  2. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  5. 5 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. 7 Sorbitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing humectant
  8. 8 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  9. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. 10 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  11. Supporting ingredient

  12. 12 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. 13 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  14. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. Botanical extract

  16. 16 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  17. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Linoleic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  19. 19 Linolenic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  20. 20 Polysorbate 20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  21. 21 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  22. 22 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  23. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. 24 Bentonite

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  25. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  26. 26 Benzyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. 27 Fragrance

    Fragrance

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