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how we choose our ingredients

SPF is the #1 thing you can do for your skin, but sunscreen is only one part of a formula. We take just as much care selecting the other 70-90% of our ingredients to deliver added benefits while meeting the highest global standards for quality and safety.

Supergoop! is sold around the world, so we approach our product development with a global lens to create high-quality formulas you can trust.
We never use ingredients that are tested on animals.
We never use ingredients that are tested on animals.
We never use animal byproducts.
We never use animal byproducts.
We never use these ingredients, often found in other suncare, skincare and/or beauty products.
We never use these ingredients, often found in other suncare, skincare and/or beauty products.
Oxybenzone, octinoxate, parabens, phthalates and synthetic fragrances.
Read our “No List" of ingredients you’ll never find in our products:

Sunscreen Actives
  • Oxybenzone
  • Octinoxate
  • Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)

Solvents
  • Aminomethyl propanol
  • Benzene
  • Butane
  • Butoxyethanol
  • Isobutane
  • Methoxyethanol
  • Methyl cellosolve
  • Methyl lactate

Petrochemicals (petroleum distillates obtained from the oil refining process), not limited to:
  •   Mineral oil
  •   Petrolatum

Fragrance Ingredients
  •   Synthetic flavors or fragrances
  •   Phthalates

Preservatives
  • Benzalkonium chloride
  • Benzophenone and derivatives
  • BHA and BHT
  • Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasers
  • Methylchloroisothiazolinone
  • Methylisothiazolinone
  • Parabens
  • Phenoxyethanol

Other Cosmetic Ingredients
  • Aminomethylpropanol
  • Cyclomethicone*
  • Ethanolamines
  • Natural mica sourced from India or Madagascar
  • Mica must either be synthetic or certified as responsibly produced (e.g. Responsible Minerals Initiative)
  • Microplastics (solid particles <5 mm diam.)
  • Palm oil
  • Polysorbates
  • Propylene glycol
  • Talc
  • Wheat-derived ingredients and gluten

 

*City Sunscreen Serum SPF 30 contains this ingredient, but we are working on an update as soon as we can.

 

 

 

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