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.
Read our “No List" of ingredients you’ll never find in our products:
Sunscreen Actives
Solvents
Petrochemicals (petroleum distillates obtained from the oil refining process), not limited to:
Fragrance Ingredients
Preservatives
Other Cosmetic Ingredients
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.
Expert Sun Protection. No Compromises.
A higher standard of sunscreen since 2005
Find out more
Superior Feel & Benefits
Efficacy & Transparency
Thoughtful Ingredients
Personalized Formulas
Education & Advocacy