Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 On your shelf ✓
Our read, in one look
Avobenzone is the reason to consider this sunscreen, with Octocrylene behind it.
The case for it
- Avobenzone, strong evidence for UVA1 protection
- Octocrylene, moderate evidence for UVB protection
- No fragrance, alcohol or parabens
Mind this
- A morning step, under sunscreen
- Add it on its own for a week or two, so you know what your skin is answering to
Maya's readSupergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 is a sunscreen built around Avobenzone, Octocrylene and Shea Butter. It leans strongest on barrier repair. Best suited to normal, oily and dry skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
Skip it if you need water resistance for swimming or sport: check the label for that first.
The formula, drawn
Every ingredient in label order, coloured by the job it does here.
14 of the 22 sit above the 1% line. The other 8, hatched, are each under 1%. Widths show the ORDER on the label and nothing else: the label never discloses amounts, so we never draw them.
- Actives & signals
- Hydrators
- Texture & base
- Preservation
- Not in our library yet
- No fragrance anywhere on the label
What it delivers
How it feels Finish varies by batch and region, so check matte-vs-dewy before committing if that matters to you. (estimated from the formula)
What's in it that matters
Widely used UVA1 filter that needs stabilizing partners to remain photostable but is key for modern broad-spectrum sunscreens.
UVB filter that also acts as a photostabilizer for avobenzone, improving SPF and filter stability but with some sensitization concerns.
Rich plant butter that nourishes and softens dry skin and supports barrier, but can clog pores for some acne-prone users.
UVB filter used at relatively high percentages, mainly to boost SPF in combination sunscreens.
Salicylate UVB filter that helps boost SPF and improve texture, usually paired with UVA filters for broad-spectrum coverage.
Very light, volatile emollient used for fast-dry textures and reducing heaviness in leave-on products.
How to use it
The last step of your morning routine, over moisturiser. Reapply through the day if you are outdoors.
Where it acts
The same cross-section as our 500 dalton page, with this formula's actives on the layer each one works on. Depth is the anatomy's, never an ingredient's.
Skin surface
On top of the skin
- Avobenzonederived from what it is
- Homosalatederived from what it is
- Octisalatederived from what it is
- Octocrylenederived from what it is
The stratum corneum
- Isododecanederived from what it is
- Shea Butterderived from what it is
6 of this product's actives have a layer we can defend.
Against the average sunscreen
It scores lower than the median sunscreen on hydration.
On barrier repair, brightening, oil control and anti-aging it is level with the median, so that is not what sets it apart.
A median, not an average: one unusual formula should not move the middle. The numbers are the same 0 to 10 reads the comparison pages use.
The full ingredients list, decoded
Every ingredient on the label, in the order it appears (highest amount first). We link the 15 our library knows, name what each one does, and flag anything that can irritate or clog. The rest we leave plain, nothing is hidden.
All 22 ingredients, decoded
- AvobenzoneUv filtermild irritant
- HomosalateUv filter
- OctisalateUv filter
- OctocryleneUv filtermild irritant
- IsododecaneEmollient
- Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 CrosspolymerSilicone (slip)
- DimethiconeOcclusive
- Dimethicone CrosspolymerEmollient
- Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideEmollient
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) ButterEmollient
- Physalis Angulata ExtractBotanical extract
- Himanthalia Elongata ExtractBotanical extract
- Meadowfoam Estolide
- roughly the 1% lineThe rules only require descending order above 1%. From Tocopherol down, these 8 can be listed in any order the brand likes, so position stops telling you anything.
- TocopherolAntioxidantmild irritant
- Jojoba Esters
- Polymethylsilsesquioxane
- Caprylyl GlycolPreservative booster
- Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate
- SilicaAbsorbent
- BisabololSoothing
- Dipotassium GlycyrrhizateSoothing
Copy the raw INCI list
Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene, Isododecane, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Physalis Angulata Extract, Himanthalia Elongata Extract, Meadowfoam Estolide, Tocopherol, Jojoba Esters, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Caprylyl Glycol, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Silica, Bisabolol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
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We don't make or sell skincare of our own. So there's nothing here we're trying to push, just an honest read of whether this formula suits your skin.
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Compare it with…
All 4 comparisons
- Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 vs Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel SPF 50
- Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 vs Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF50+
- Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 vs Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sun Cream
- Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 vs La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF50+
Common questions
Is Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 good for normal skin?
By our read of the formula, it suits normal, oily, dry skin. Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 is a sunscreen built around Avobenzone, Octocrylene and Shea Butter. It leans strongest on barrier repair. Best suited to normal, oily and dry skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
How do you use Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50?
The last step of your morning routine, over moisturiser. Reapply through the day if you are outdoors.
What are the key ingredients in Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50?
The actives that do the work are Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Shea Butter, Homosalate, Octisalate, Isododecane. The rest of the list is texture, preservatives and emulsifiers that hold the formula together.
Does Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 contain fragrance?
No. By our reading of the ingredient list it is fragrance-free, which is a plus for sensitive or reactive skin.
What the 3D scene shows
The scene shows Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 beside a cross-section of skin, with 4 of its ingredients drawn at the layer each one acts on and at one shared molecular scale: Avobenzone and Homosalate and Isododecane and Octocrylene in the stratum corneum, the dead outer layer where most skincare works. Depths come from the same sourced layer data as the rest of this site, and any ingredient whose layer is not established is left out rather than guessed.
