Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-aging Perfector
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-aging Perfector is a chemical-leaning formula using older filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate, with some titanium dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, low white cast, and does not tend to sting. At 49 out of 100 with protection rated weak, the dated filters hold it back, so it reads more as a light cosmetic perfector than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- β9.2 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10 Propylparaben at #34, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #19, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- β5 Retinol at #20, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- β35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +17.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +4 Volatile silicone at #6, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- β17 Isopropyl Isostearate at #5, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- β50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #32, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Lauroyl Lysine)
- β 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine, Silica)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Isostearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- β 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (37)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 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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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills β 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 β dewy slippy emollient ester
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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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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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
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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16 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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20 Retinol
Supporting ingredient
- β 5 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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21 Arginine
pH adjuster
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22 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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32 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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35 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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37 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-aging Perfector mineral or chemical?
It leans chemical, using older filters ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate, with some titanium dioxide.
Does the Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-aging Perfector leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, and it wears lightweight with a balanced finish and little tendency to sting.
Is it any good?
It scores 49 out of 100 with protection rated weak, so it reads more as a light cosmetic perfector than a primary sunscreen.