Supergoop! Glow Oil Spf 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Supergoop! Glow Oil is an SPF 50 chemical sunscreen oil built on an older-generation set of avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced, luminous finish and low white cast and doubles as a makeup base. It can sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes, but it is low for pore-clogging. With good protection and a score of 68.0/100, it is a pleasant glow-focused option, held back chiefly by its filter chemistry.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +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
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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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
97
- +100 Starting score
- 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 #6
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Heavy feel
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #22, butter/occlusive fat
- β1 Coconut Oil at #21, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Coconut Oil at #21, comedogenic oil/butter
- β1 Glycine Soja Oil at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 6 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
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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
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- β 6 6 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, β¦)
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
- β 9 7 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, β¦)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing 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
Skincare 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¨ Vitamin E
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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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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6 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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10 Polyamide-3
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 heavy oil
- β 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Does Supergoop Glow Oil leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. As a chemical oil it goes on clear with a balanced, luminous finish.
Is the Supergoop! Glow Oil Spf 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen oil, using avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene.
Is the Supergoop! Glow Oil Spf 50 good for acne-prone skin?
It rates low for pore-clogging, so it is generally reasonable for acne-prone skin, though oil textures suit some people better than others. It scores 68.0/100 with good protection.