Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream Spf 40 With Sea Buckthorn
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream SPF 40 With Sea Buckthorn is an old-school chemical hand cream using avobenzone, homosalate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, though it may sting somewhat and is intended for hands rather than the face. Pore-clogging risk is low and makeup compatibility is okay. Rated protection is moderate and the score is 61.9/100, a targeted hand-care SPF.
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
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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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
83
- +100 Starting score
- β7 3 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
39
- +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
- β6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Cetyl Esters at #11, wax film
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- β27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Decaoleate)
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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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Nylon-12)
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (58)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Polyester-8
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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11 Cetyl Esters
Supporting ingredient
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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12 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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21 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Tocotrienols
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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39 Vanillin
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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42 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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45 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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46 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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50 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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51 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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54 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
What is the Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream Spf 40 With Sea Buckthorn for?
It is a hand cream with SPF 40, intended for the hands rather than the face. Protection is rated moderate.
Is this mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen with an older filter set, using avobenzone, homosalate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate.
Is the Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream Spf 40 With Sea Buckthorn any good?
It scores 61.9/100, a middling result. It works as a targeted hand-care SPF, with moderate protection and a lightweight, balanced finish.