Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Face Lotion Sunscreen SPF 50
76/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
89
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +22 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #3, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- β38.4 UVB coverage saturated
- β8.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10 Propylparaben at #30, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Cera Alba at #36, wax film
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tapioca Starch)
- β 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Skincare 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¨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (36)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 22 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- β 11.4 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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10 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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33 Sarcosine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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pH adjuster
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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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36 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock