Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION

Name: Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION
Brand: Neutrogena

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Contaminants · 1

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

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Not detectedICH Q3C(R9) Residual Solvents guideline: benzene is a Class 1 solvent restricted to 2 ppm, the same benzene limit FDA applies to OTC benzoyl peroxide drug products.

Ingredients · 30

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Common questions

Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION healthy?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION 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. 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 Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION lists 30 ingredients, starting with Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene and Oxybenzone. 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 Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION’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 Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION 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 Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION 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 Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION organic?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION is not certified organic in our data.

Has Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 70 / LOTION has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.