Olay Super Cream With Sunscreen SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Olay Super Cream With Sunscreen SPF 30 is a chemical cream on an older filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. It has a matte finish, wears lightweight, a low white cast, low pore-clogging risk, and does not commonly sting. Protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it is better treated as a moisturizer with light sun cover than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
13
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #26, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +3.6 Homosalate at #27, UV filter
- +2.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #28, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #29, UV filter
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #27 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #29, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #26, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Avobenzone at #26, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Octocrylene at #29, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Homosalate at #27, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Octisalate at #28, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Palmitic Acid at #15, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate)
- β6 3 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Avobenzone at #26, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #29, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- β 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- β 7 Sodium Hyaluronate at #7, hyaluronic family
- β 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 7 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 βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Vitamin C
- β¨ Vitamin E
- β¨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (29)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 7 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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10 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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16 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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27 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 3.6 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 2.4 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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29 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 4.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
Is the Olay Super Cream With Sunscreen SPF 30 good as a sunscreen?
It scores 49.0/100 with protection rated weak, so it is better treated as a moisturizer with light sun cover than a primary sunscreen.
Is the Olay Super Cream With Sunscreen SPF 30 good for oily skin?
It has a matte finish, wears lightweight, and has a low pore-clogging risk, so it leans friendly to oilier skin. It also does not commonly sting.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical cream on an older filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene.