Supergoop! Defense Refresh (Re)Setting Mist Spf 40
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Supergoop! Defense Refresh (Re)Setting Mist is an SPF 40 setting spray using a chemical filter blend (avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, octocrylene). It has low white cast, a matte finish, and reads as lightweight, low pore-clogging, and friendly under makeup. The filters are older-generation but still provide good protection, with the caveat that mist formats are easy to under-apply. Scoring 68 out of 100, it works best as a midday top-up over an existing sunscreen rather than your only layer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Essential oils (Mentha Piperita Stem/Leaf Oil, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil)
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
33
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β10 Volatile alcohol at #5
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, 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
Light
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Silylate, Lauroyl Lysine, Nylon-12)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine, Nylon-12, Silica Silylate)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 3 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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¨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (23)
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 (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 (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 (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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Nylon-12
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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21 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Botanical extract
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
Does Supergoop! Defense Refresh Mist SPF 40 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low and the finish is matte. It is a chemical setting mist, so it tends to absorb clear over makeup.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen, and is the Supergoop! Defense Refresh (Re)Setting Mist Spf 40 good for oily skin?
It is a chemical sunscreen using avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene, at SPF 40. It reads as low pore-clogging and finishes matte, which tends to suit oily skin.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 68 out of 100, with good protection, but mist formats are easy to under-apply. It works best as a midday top-up over an existing sunscreen rather than your only layer.