Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Face Liquid SPF 70 Sunscreen
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
15
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #24, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- +12.3 Zinc Oxide at #25, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 70)
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White cast
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Zinc Oxide, 14.4% declared
- β18 Titanium Dioxide, 6.6% declared
- β10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- +5.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +7.6 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Zinc Oxide, 14.4% declared
- β10 Titanium Dioxide, 6.6% declared
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Fungal acne
Medium
63
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Steareth-21)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #24, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- β5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- β 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- β 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (25)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing light emollient
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 18 6.6% declared
- β 10 6.6% declared
- β 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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25 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 12.3 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 28 14.4% declared
- β 18 14.4% declared