Supergoop! City Sunscreen Serum Spf 30
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Supergoop! City Sunscreen Serum is a chemical SPF 30 built on an older-generation filter set of homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone, and octocrylene. It wears with a balanced finish and is lightweight with a low white cast, and its low pore-clogging profile makes it generally agreeable for most skin types. Sweat resistance is moderate, so it may sting if it runs into the eyes during heavy perspiration. Protection is good, though the overall score of 66.6 is held back by the dated filter lineup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- β17 Isostearyl Neopentanoate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- β 4 4 strong humectants (Panthenol, Urea, Sorbitol, β¦)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 2.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum)
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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¨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 17 heavy comedogenic ester
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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13 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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26 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Serine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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28 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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29 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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31 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
Does Supergoop! City Sunscreen Serum leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a chemical SPF 30 it absorbs into skin and wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, so it is generally invisible on most skin tones.
Is the Supergoop! City Sunscreen Serum Spf 30 mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. The filters are homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone, and octocrylene, an older-generation lineup rather than mineral zinc or titanium.
Is it good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is generally agreeable. The finish is balanced and the pore-clogging risk is rated low, so it commonly suits oily and acne-prone skin, though sweat resistance is only moderate and it may sting near the eyes during heavy sweating.