I replaced my MAC Prep & Prime SPF 50 with this due to cost. I still like the MAC more, it's lighter feeling and keeps my T-Zone matte all day.
The Neutrogena is working well enough for me to keep using it. It takes a few minutes to sink in before I can apply makeup, but holds up well during the day.
I use Vanicream SPF 60 on days I'm outside with no makeup. This SS is VERY heavy, but also works very well on sensitive skin. continued >>

Fabulous moisturizer/sunscreen. No white cast or irritation. My makeup goes on smoothly over this. Reasonably priced. I spent a full day at a waterpark with this on and barely got any tan. No burning at all. Sorry, below reviewer; please do more research on new sunscreen formulations/technology and UV protector booster ingredients before accusing a company of fraud. Love this product!

Would I buy this again? Not only no, but HECK NO! I got this for protection from skin aging UVA rays and because its a physical sunscreen, I found out about PPD ratings and started to get suspicious of this sunscreen when I found out that Shiseido which has 16% concentration of zinc oxide only had a PPD rating of 10 while this only has 3%. After a few hours of research I finally found the means to calculate sunscreen PPD myself and found out that this only has a PPD of 4.9, and the kicker is...the spf is 11!!! Thats right, neutrogena blatantly lies about this being spf 50. This also breaks me out, if I could give this product a 0 I would. I wouldn't be surprised if you only put this on and went out in the sun all day and got extremely sunburnt. spf 50 my butt!

The ingredients above are incorrect. There is no ethyhexyl methoxycinnamate (chemical sunscreen) in this product per the box I had for this. Drugstore.com has incorrect ingredients, not sure if that's where these were copied from. Sorry, I threw the box away so I'm unable to type in the correct ingredients. If this doesn't clog your pores, I think it's the best drugstore mineral-only spf available, in terms of both protection and cosmetic elegance. I can't say the same for the Purescreen sunscreen which is streaky and whitening. Unfortunately this clogs my pores but please know that I am very clog-prone and the majority of products I try clog me.

I was a little apprehensive about using this since my experience with Neutrogena Healthy Defense chemical sunscreens has been bad, but I needed a cosmetically elegant physical sunscreen and the one I used to use (Devita solar protective moisturizer spf 30) isn't available to me locally any longer. I should not have worried. I've been using this for 4 days, and it hasn't given me contact dermatitis, or even broken me out. It's a little greasy on application, but sinks in within 10 minutes or so. There's a noticeable, but not bad, white cast. However, a little mineral powder foundation covered it right up. It seems to wear very well; no change to my foundation, and even though I was outside and sweating while wearing it one of those days I still didn't get burned.

I had been using the SPF 50 for non-sensitive skin for about 2 years and bought this formula for sensitive skin when I ran out. I was expecting it to leave a white cast on my skin, but it didn't! I was expecting to be oily by lunch time, but I wasn't!
This doesn't seem to moisturize as much as the original formula which may be a problem this winter, but as long as it is hot and humid outside, this will be my go-to formula for sunblock!

I love this moisturizer! If I could only buy one beauty product for the rest of my life, it would be this lotion. I have been using it for about two years, and I have used other Neutrogena SPF 20+ lotions before. I love the SPF 50, since I'm paranoid about sun damage, and I think that the lotion itself is very silky, and not too greasy. It soaks in fairly easily, and is very moisturizing, and not too heavy in the summer. I use this daily, and it has never broken me out. I get compliments on my nice clear skin, and I've noticed (even though I'm only in my early twenties) that my skin tone is very even compared to people my age, maybe because I use this sun screen lotion, and it prevents premature aging of the skin. My mother, who has significant sun damage, also uses this, and noticed an improvement in her skin tone as well.

this is my new favorite daily sunscreen. goes on really sheer and doesn't irritate my dry/combo sensitive skin. I like the finish under makeup and find it almost like a primer. It does have a very strong scent when first applied but it fades quickly. It also tends to clog around the opening of the tube so has to be cleaned frequently but neither are too big an issue- I just bought my 2nd tube. great buy.

As long as I use toner underneath this, this spreads and sinks in well. On dry skin, it leaves that white cast that titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are famous for. But if my skin is a little moist when I apply this, it goes on beautifully. It is light, spreadable, fragrance free, odorless (I include this because Boscia's fragrance free sunscreen had a terrible odor), does not break me out, feels soothing, and isn't too hard to wash off. I don't like it under my foundation, so I use something with a chemical sunscreen when I wear makeup (although I do have to be careful with that because some chemical sunscreens irritate my skin). But this is perfect for playing outside with the children and going for my morning run. I use it allover my neck too. Active ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 5%, Zinc Oxide 3%. This is the one that comes with 1.7 oz. (50 mL) in a little tube.