Reddit reviews Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Sunscreen Lotion - SPF 60-3 oz

The beginner's routine. CeraVe foaming $10 on Amazon, CeraVe cream $15 on Amazon (or Nivea cream if your skin hates fatty alcohols $9 on Amazon, Stridex pads and Neutrogena pure and free baby $12 on Amazon I only recommend this one because it's my personal preference to use physical sunscreens. Stridex in the red box $5 on Amazon.


$14 for the CeraVe cream version or $36 for the Nivea cream version. Sunblock is all rather comparable in price. And the CeraVe hydrating cleanser is about the same price as the foaming cleanser.

For me it's CeraVe foaming $10, Nivea Creme $6 (grocery store purchase), Silk Naturals AHA $9, Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence $12, Hydrocolloid bandages $5, Retin-a $5. = $47 not including shipping or accounting for variations in insurance coverage.

I use this stuff by Neutrogena. I did a lot of research when I first purchased it, but I have forgotten the exact reasons why I chose this one. But, hey it goes on fairly easily and lasts for a good bit.

Edit to say: It's SPF 60 + Broad spectrum.

>What does a broad-spectrum sunscreen do?
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>There are two types of UV light that can harm your skin — UVA and UVB. A broad-spectrum, or full-spectrum, sunscreen is designed to protect you from both.
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>UVA rays can prematurely age your skin, causing wrinkling and age spots. UVB rays can burn your skin. Too much exposure to UVA or UVB rays can cause skin cancer. The best sunscreen offers protection from all UV light.
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>Does the best sunscreen also have the highest SPF?
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>SPF stands for sun protection factor, which is a measure of how well the sunscreen deflects UVB rays. Manufacturers calculate SPF based on how long it takes to sunburn skin that's been treated with the sunscreen as compared with skin that hasn't been treated with sunscreen.
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>Theoretically, the best sunscreen has the highest SPF number. It's not that simple, however. When applied correctly, a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 will provide slightly more protection from UVB rays than does a sunscreen with an SPF of 15. But the SPF 30 product isn't twice as protective as the SPF 15 product. Sunscreens with SPFs greater than 50 provide only a small increase in UVB protection.

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I had that problem before. I figured out that it was because avobenzone (the main ingredient in most sunscreens) can cause stains when it mixes with hard water, and there's very hard water in my current apartment. Solution is to switch to a brand that doesn't have it. You mostly want to look for ones marketed as "baby" sunscreen. I recommend this one, but note that you'll need to rub it in more vigorously than you do most sunscreens these days.

Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby has always worked for me.
https://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Pure-Free-Sunscreen-Lotion/dp/B001P93MLE