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Spring is here, it’s time to get facial / skin sun screen out.

2026

1. Coppertone water babies spry 6oz, $8.88
2. Coppertone water babies 8oz, $8.88
3. Neutrogena ultra sheer spf70 spray, 5oz, $7.94

2025:

1. Estee Lauder’s Perfectionist Pro UV gel spf 50, 1 oz, $52 is my fave: waterily clean.
2. La Roche-Posay is good as usual: 6.7 oz $32.99 (200 ml): no streaks.
3. Neutrogena oil free sunscreen and spray
4. Neutrogena beach defense (yellow) spf50, $7.88, 6.5oz,
5. Neutrogena ultra sheer spf70 spray, $8.88, 5oz
6. Neutrogena age shield face spf70, 3oz, $10.68

I started to use Yuka since January 2026. Neutrogena’s oil free sunscreen and spray are rated as ‘Bad’: Avène Mineral Multi Defense & Spray solair, both spf 50 are recommeneded, as ‘Excellent’.

2024 ↓

1. Neutrogena ultra sheer spf70 spray, $9.88, 5oz, 2024.4.01

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer is the one I use most often, from their facial to body mist. They’re not dry nor greasy, and inexpensive.

Anthelios spf 60, by Laroche-Posay (their cream spf30) is good too, I think I got it at US Open: neither dry nor greasy.

Anessa spf 50 Mild Milk by Shiseido company, is so so – feels dry on my skin.

Sunshady by BioClarity is the worst: thick, greasy and stays white on my skin after applying it and their shelf life is very short, only 3 months. I’m active and out there under the sun all the time, but never have I finished a 1.7 oz tube within a year. I learnt this after I purchased a set in Sept 2022, and the Face screen expires May 2023, less than a year.