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[ DemythSkin Verdict ]
Neutrogena Clear Face Liquid Lotion Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50
SunscreenSun Protection
Efficacy
Strong
4.4 / 5.0
Safety
Mostly Safe
4.2 / 5.0
System Verdict
High-protection, matte, acne-friendly sunscreen with solid filters—but it’s a bare-bones formula that protects well without offering any meaningful skincare extras. Efficacy is driven by a robust blend of 3% avobenzone + 10% octocrylene + 10% homosalate + 5% octisalate, plus modern broad-spectrum booster BEMT and film-formers for real-world SPF 50 performance and 80-minute water resistance; however, there are essentially no barrier-repair or soothing actives, so you’re getting strong UV protection and a cosmetically elegant matte finish, not a treatment-grade formula.
Active Ingredients Detected
S Tier: Gold StandardsHigh Clinical Proof | Skin-Transformative
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
AvobenzoneHomosalateOctisalateWaterDimethiconeCetyl Dimethicone
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
OctocryleneSilicaStyrene/Acrylates CopolymerNeopentyl Glycol DiheptanoatePotassium Cetyl PhosphateC12-15 Alkyl BenzoateVP/Hexadecene CopolymerEthyl MethiconeSilica SilylateCaprylyl GlycolPEG-8 LaurateDisodium EDTAHydroxyacetophenoneDiethylhexyl 2,6-Naphthalate
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
Phenoxyethanol
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