Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Face mineral sunscreen SPF 50

Breakdown

3 ingredients to avoid

Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Face mineral sunscreen SPF 50 scores 20/100 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.

Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Face mineral sunscreen SPF 50 lists 16 ingredients, starting with C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer, Phenyl Trimethicone and Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 20/100 Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Face mineral sunscreen SPF 50 scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.