Supergoop! Forever Young Body Butter With Sea Buckthorn Spf 40 Pa+++
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Supergoop! Forever Young Body Butter with Sea Buckthorn SPF 40 PA+++ is a chemical body sunscreen using older-generation filters: avobenzone, homosalate, octinoxate, and ethylhexyl salicylate. Despite the body-butter name it wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and no white cast, though it may sting if it migrates to the eyes. It is generally low risk for clogging pores and sits okay under makeup. With a score of 64/100 and moderate protection, it is a decent nourishing body option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
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- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- β5.6 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 40, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
- β10 Essential oils (Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, β¦)
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Eye sting
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 5 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylyl Methicone, Dicaprylyl Ether)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (47)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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12 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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22 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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37 Vanillin
Supporting ingredient
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38 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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40 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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41 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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43 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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47 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Supergoop! Forever Young Body Butter SPF 40 leave a white cast?
No, it is a chemical formula with no visible white cast and a balanced, lightweight finish despite the body-butter name.
Is the Supergoop! Forever Young Body Butter With Sea Buckthorn Spf 40 Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical, using avobenzone, homosalate, octinoxate, and ethylhexyl salicylate, which are older-generation filters.
Is it good?
It scores 64/100 with moderate protection. It is a decent nourishing body option rather than a top-tier sun shield.