Supergoop! Play Everyday Lotion Spf 50 With Sunflower Extract
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Supergoop! Play Everyday Lotion SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen built on an older filter set of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and little to no white cast, though it may sting a little around the eyes. Protection is good and the score is 67.8/100, a versatile everyday body and face lotion.
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
87
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, β¦)
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +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
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Isostearyl Isostearate at #37, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Behenic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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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 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Sebacate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (45)
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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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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10 Isododecane
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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33 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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35 Behenic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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39 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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40 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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43 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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45 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Does Supergoop! Play Everyday Lotion leave a white cast?
No, it shows little to no white cast. The lotion has a balanced, lightweight finish that generally absorbs cleanly, so it is suitable for face and body.
Is the Supergoop! Play Everyday Lotion Spf 50 With Sunflower Extract mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on an older filter set including Homosalate, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. There is no zinc or titanium dioxide.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It is a versatile everyday lotion, scoring 67.8/100 with good protection. It has a low pore-clogging rating, though it may sting a little if it reaches the eyes.