Neutrogena Oil Free Face Moisturizer SPF 15 For Long Lasting Moisturization With Sun Protection
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Neutrogena Oil Free Face Moisturizer SPF 15 is primarily a daily moisturizer with older-generation chemical filters: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Benzophenone-3. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and rates low for white cast. Breakout-trigger is low and it works okay under makeup. At 49.0/100 with weak SPF 15 protection, it is better seen as light moisture support than as a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
26
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #6, UV filter
- β3.5 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea)
- β6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- β11 Oxybenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- β18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- β38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- β20 Oxybenzone at #6, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (15)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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 18 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is Neutrogena Oil Free Face Moisturizer?
It is SPF 15, which is rated weak for sun protection. It is primarily a daily moisturizer, so heavier sun exposure calls for a higher-SPF sunscreen.
Is the Neutrogena Oil Free Face Moisturizer SPF 15 For Long Lasting Moisturization With Sun Protection mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older-generation filters: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Benzophenone-3.
Is it good for oily skin?
It is oil-free with a balanced, lightweight finish and rates low for breakout-trigger, so it is generally comfortable for oily skin. Just note the protection is light at SPF 15.