Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK

Name: Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK
Brand: Neutrogena

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Ingredients · 20

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Common questions

Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK healthy?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK 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 SPF50 Plus / STICK?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK lists 20 ingredients, starting with Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene and Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate. 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 SPF50 Plus / STICK contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK’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 SPF50 Plus / STICK?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 100/100.

Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK organic?

Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK is not certified organic in our data.

Has Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF50 Plus / STICK, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.