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Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+

Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+

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Contaminants · 4

From lab tests of this product’s family
Neutrogena aerosol spray (SPF 60-70 base)
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Lead21 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spray SPF 70
ArsenicNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spray SPF 70
CadmiumNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spray SPF 70
MercuryNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spray SPF 70

Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ healthy?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Neutrogena aerosol spray (SPF 60-70 base). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ lists 14 ingredients, starting with Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene and Organic Sugar Cane Alcohol Denat.. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.

Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ organic?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ is not certified organic in our data.

Has Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Same aerosol spray base plus butyloctyl salicylate and diethylhexyl naphthalate for SPF 60-70; no oxybenzone) with the other products in its family, Neutrogena aerosol spray (SPF 60-70 base), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ contain heavy metals?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 60+ itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected lead at 21 ppb in Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spray SPF 70. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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