Verdict: PROVISIONAL

Leaping Bunny certified SPF-focused skincare; independent

Ingredient transparencyFull ingredient list read and categorised
OwnershipSupergoop is majority owned by Blackstone. Blackstone Growth acquired a majority stake in December 2021 in a deal reported to value the company at 600 to 700 million dollars. Founder Holly Thaggard, together with chief executive Amanda Baldwin and the senior management team, retained significant equity ownership. Supergoop was founded by Holly Thaggard in 2005. The brand remains actively trading and is sold through boutiques, department stores, drugstores and specialty beauty retailers. (Founder-led with Blackstone minority investment)
Where madeUSA/contract manufacturers
PriceMid-range
Cruelty freeYes
VeganPartial
OrganicNo
CertificationsLeaping Bunny (cruelty free): genuine. Supergoop's own Leaping Bunny brand page lists it as certified since 2019.; PETA Beauty Without Bunnies (cruelty free): genuine. PETA's own company database lists Supergoop as cruelty free, with neither ingredients nor finished products tested on animals.; Protect Land + Sea Certification (reef safety, Haereticus Environmental Laboratory): not held. Supergoop does not appear among the certified brands featured on the Haereticus Labs website.
PackagingRecyclable; some PCR
External ratingsCFK cruelty-free; Leaping Bunny
Lab testedSPF tested to FDA standards
Clinical studiesNot published
CaveatLeaping Bunny certified; not 100% vegan (some products contain animal-derived ingredients); not owned by a testing conglomerate
Wrong claims vs the source

Claims made for this brand that could not be confirmed in a certifier's own register. A brand website is a claim, not a source.

Any current or past marketing of chemical sunscreens as reef friendly or reef safe, or carrying coral reef imagery. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office sued Supergoop over these claims and obtained a settlement, filed on 3 June 2025, requiring Supergoop to pay 350,000 dollars in civil penalties and stop advertising any chemical sunscreen as reef friendly, reef safe, or with any drawing, symbol or photo of a coral reef. The complaint found the claims false and misleading because Supergoop's chemical filters, including octocrylene and octinoxate, are still flagged as harmful to marine life even though the products do not contain oxybenzone.

Sources checked:
Supergoop Leaping Bunny certification since 2019 https://www.leapingbunny.org/brand/supergoop
Supergoop PETA cruelty free listing https://crueltyfree.peta.org/company/supergoop/
Absence from Protect Land + Sea certified brand list https://www.haereticus-lab.org/protect-land-sea-certification/
Blackstone majority stake acquisition, December 2021, founder equity retained https://www.retaildive.com/news/supergoop-sells-majority-stake-to-blackstone/616422
Santa Clara County DA reef friendly and reef safe settlement, 3 June 2025, 350,000 dollar penalty: (archived copy read via https://web.archive.org/web/2025/) https://da.santaclaracounty.gov/da-obtains-second-reef-friendly-settlement-false-advertising-sunscreen

Why there is no score: Partial read. This verdict is provisional. Only part of the catalogue could be read and the certifications listed have not been checked against the certifiers own registers, so the evidence does not yet support a settled verdict. No score is published. Ingredient lists were obtained for 32 products, but the brand's product listing did not respond when the total catalogue size was measured, so the share of the range covered is unknown. Without a denominator a percentage would be meaningless.
Last checked 22 July 2026.

Not yet independently verified. The certifications listed for this brand are as the brand states them. They have not yet been checked against the certifiers own registers, so they should be read as a claim rather than a confirmed fact.

Supergoop! ingredient report

We analysed 32 Supergoop! products, categorising every listed ingredient by function, origin (raw natural, naturally derived or synthetic) and safety concern. This is not the whole catalogue, so it is reported as a partial read. Percentages show the share of each formula that is natural or naturally derived.

32
products
64
flagged

Most common flags: Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Alcohol Denat, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Acrylates Copolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Coverage: Ingredient lists were read for 32 products. The size of the full catalogue could not be established, so no average is shown.

Analyst note: Ingredient lists were read for 32 products. The brand's total catalogue size could not be measured, so the share of the catalogue covered here is not known.

ProductNaturalIngredientsFlagged
City Sunscreen Serum SPF 3086%292
Mineral Unseen Sunscreen SPF 4088%162
PLAY Antioxidant Body Mist SPF 50 with Vitamin C - Vanilla Orchid 3-pack96%242
PLAY Antioxidant Body Mist SPF 50 with Vitamin C - Sunny Citrus 3 pack96%242
Mineral Mattescreen SPF 40 - 2 pack89%192
PLAY Antioxidant Body Mist SPF 50 with Vitamin C96%242
Dewscreen Hydrating Primer SPF 5076%172
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 - 2 pack72%185
Glow Gloss SPF 40 Lip Balm88%241
PLAY Everyday Sunscreen Stick SPF 50100%175
PLAY Everyday Face Lotion SPF 50 Fragrance-Free84%191
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 5072%185
PLAY Lip Shield SPF 30 Strawberry100%150
PLAY Lip Shield SPF 30 Coconut100%150
Unseen Sunscreen Lip Protector SPF 3071%142
Triple Prep Weightless Multitasking Moisturizer SPF 4080%251
Protec(tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 5096%240
Unseen Sunscreen Stick SPF 4080%203
PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 5088%416
Glowscreen SPF 4084%432
Unseen Sunscreen Body SPF 4080%102
PLAY Mineral Lotion SPF 3097%350
Mineral Mattescreen SPF 4089%192
Every. Single. Face. Watery Lotion SPF 5081%314
Lipscreen Shine SPF 4093%291
PLAY Lip Balm SPF 30100%271
Bright-Eyed Mineral Eye Cream SPF 4092%391
PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 3088%426
PLAY Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF 50100%170
(Re)setting Mineral Powder SPF 3594%160
PLAY Antioxidant Body Mist SPF 30 with Vitamin C96%242
Superscreen Hydrating Daily Cream SPF 4071%170

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