This stuff is fantastic. I'm somewhat sensitive but use retinoids and acne treatments from time to time. I'm fairly oily and am very active. I can use chemical sunscreens and do when the situation calls for it, but when I know I'll be sweating I use a physical spf like this one so I won't sting my eyes.
This is so light and non-greasy. Finally, a drugstore physical spf that isn't super shiny and heavy feeling. I'm loving Neutrogena lately. Great formulation. I'd highly recommend this. It does take a little time to rub in and I'm light to begin with, so the white cast is minimal. Not my spf of choice if I'm wanting to look my best though. For that I use La Roche Posay Fluid spf 60, the shaka shaka matte one from CVS in the US.
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i'm writing this review without reading the other yet, as i dont want to be influenced by what they say.
my skin: fair, freckle and acne-prone, combination, easily burned
needs in a sunblock: uva and uvb protection, at least spf 30, doesnt make skin dry and flakey but doesnt make skin oily either, can be used under MU, is physical, not chemical, so i dont have to re-apply as often
i bought this before reading reviews, just saw it at the store. i think it was around $12 or so at walmart. i was really happy ot see that it was a higher spf physical ss w/ both uva and uvb protection, and that it was fragrance free. it being waterproof ans sweatproof werent really a big deal to me, as i dont go swimming or anything too often.
upon application i noticed that there wasn't an offensive smell. there is an obvious whie cast, but i dont mind that a bit, since i have a lot of redness in my skin from acne scarring, and often i got out w/ just ss, no MU, so i found that this helped to hide some of the reddness.
the 1st time i applied it i noticed that my skin got a little flakey arond the lower cheek/jaw area, so after that i used a tiny bit of moisturizer underneath, and that solved the problem.
the reason i've only given this a 2 is beause it feels SO oily on my skin! it wouldnt be such a big deal if it only FELT oily, but it LOOKS like really greasy skin too. this isnt a matter of using too much-- and i wouldnt use less and compromise the spf's effectiveness. at first i though it just needed to sink in but after wearing it out for a few hours, it didnt at all.
i DO love the packaging on this, who DOESN'T love squeeze tubes?! they're the best way to use up all the product!
in short, i think this would be great for someone with dry skin, they'd love it!
but for me, i'm looking for an every day, physical ss that isnt quite as oily. i have a more expensive japanses ss that i wear under my MU, but i want something less expensive for the days i just want to put on ss and go. if anybody has any suggestions, please pm me!!!!
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Love love love this sunscreen. I have sensitive, oily, pale- as -snow skin, and this works perfectly. I wear sunscreen everyday, and I prefer not to wear chemical sunscreens, so this is fantastic. Even though it sounds like Neutrogena is being dishonest about the ingredients, I'll still use this just because it's effective and not too expensive.
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I agree completely with Lizawithaz's criticism of this product. I think it is deceptive of Neutrogena to list ingredients alphabetically rather than in the order they are contained in this product. I bought it before I realized it did that. I can't think of any other line that does that, and I'm surprised that Neutrogena would do that. You don't know if the parabens are high or low on the list and if it has a lot of vitamin c or a tiny amount. It seems intentionally deceptive. All that said, I am giving it two lipsticks instead of one because I like that it's a physical block that provides quite a bit of protection. I wore it today under makeup, and it was heavy and tacky. My makeup didn't wear well over it. I prefer Sofina or Becca's Mineral or Avene Euros to the Neutrogena. Both wear better and look better on my face. I'll use this tube for my hands and other parts of my body. I was hoping it would work well for everyday facial use, but it didn't. The white cast wasn't a big problem for me because that faded and my foundation/powder helped minimize the rest, but it felt like it was just sitting on my face. I would buy again for my hands/body, but only if Neutrogena starts listing ingredients by content and not alphabetically.
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OK I'm deleting my prior review I just wrote because honeystix was kind to point out that a comment I made about this product having alot of vit c in it was incorrect because Neutrogena choose to list the ingredients in alphabetical order. I didn't even notice the ascorbic acid was at the top of the ingredient deck because it started with the letter A. Regadless of how I feel about the product, I refuse to buy anything from a company who is going to do that. I'd deceitful. I bought this thinking it would be a good face/body spf with at least one high level antioxidant in it. If they list things alphabetically how the heck are we suppose to know if they just threw in a few ingredients to "look" good but in reality they are all in some minor quantity or less than the amount of preservative in the product. I feel like I was purposefully mislead and from Neutrogena that bugs the heck out of me.
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