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Pure Screen Mineral UV Tint Face Liquid.

Neutrogena Pure Screen Mineral UV Tint Face Liquid
Sunscreen

About this product

Mineral tinted sunscreen with caffeine and licorice in a liquid formula designed to provide UV protection with light coverage and a matte finish.

Best for

Oily skin
Sunscreen

The Guru Index verdict

82%

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#4 in Best Sunscreen

What the gurus are saying

Gurus overwhelmingly praise the shade range and skin-friendly mineral formula, with particular enthusiasm for the lack of white cast and suitability for sensitive skin. The consensus standout is its natural, flattering finish and lightweight feel that works well under makeup. Downsides split by skin type: oily skin can find it too dewy and slow to set, while some note the sheer coverage doesn't fully conceal redness or blemishes without layering foundation. Overall read is strong value and performance, especially for normal to dry skin.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin ESPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Titanium Dioxide (3.2), Zinc Oxide (21.6), Water, Isohexadecane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dimethicone, Isopropyl Palmitate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cetyl PEG/​PPG-10/​1 Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dimethiconol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Stearic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Iron Oxides

Every take, in full

What the gurus are saying.

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"Incorporate a tinted sunscreen like Neutrogena and Beauty of Joseon have different shades, which I love. They're being very all-inclusive in terms of having available shades for various skin tones."
All 4 takes from Dr. Daniel Sugai
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"I love that they have multiple tints available for my patients with different skin tones so I give them a big thumbs up this past year for that. I love the direction of that because we can't just come up with one version of your tinted sunscreen and assume that all of my patients can enjoy using it and so I like that they have different tones now."
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"Neutrogena has done a good job, I feel like they're ahead of the game by having multiple shades of tint now. The medium works very well for my skin tone which is like Fitzpatrick skin type 3. I love that Neutrogena has various shades, they have a light shade, they have a medium, and then they have two other shades darker than this and those are for skin tones darker than mine. Why do I rave about tinted sunscreens is that it has iron oxide. If you look at the ingredient list you see iron oxides in the inactive ingredient list, that's what you're looking for because we found that iron oxides are important in blocking visible light from the sun. Just 10 minutes in the sun and you're wearing regular sunscreen blocking UVA and UVB without the tint you can actually worsen your hyperpigmentation, so it's very important."
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"It's really nice for my skin tone, SPF 40, water resistant, and it's a nice primer if you want to put makeup over it. It blends in so nicely and if you have any blemishes on your face this hides it well like a BB cream. I have to commend Neutrogena for making a tinted sunscreen line and for having multiple shades here. I'm a little bit on the darker side and I like the medium. The medium works well for my skin type, and for skin types 4, 5, 6 you might want to consider the medium deep to the deep. I love that Neutrogena has different options because tinted sunscreen is a very trial and error game and a lot of my patients with deeper skin tones have a hard time finding a good tint. They have iron oxides in it to block visible light outdoors, and if you have hyperpigmentation you want to block that as much as possible. They also have vitamin E in it which is an antioxidant. I really like the medium tint for my skin tone, and it's so affordable."
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"Incorporate a tinted sunscreen like Neutrogena and Beauty of Joseon have different shades, which I love. They're being very all-inclusive in terms of having available shades for various skin tones."
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"Neutrogena has a really nice tinted sunscreen."
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"It's tinted so you get that visible light protection aspect and it also has caffeine and licorice, both of those can help calm down redness. Now admittedly it is kind of thick, chalky, and it also is a tint that is not going to be acceptable for all skin tones."
All 2 takes from Dr Dray
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"This one from Neutrogena is a 2023 skincare favorite. It comes in four shades and it blends into the skin nicely. I love that it's water resistant. It looks really good. It's kind of on the pricey side though, but I think it looks better than that bubble one."
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"It's tinted so you get that visible light protection aspect and it also has caffeine and licorice, both of those can help calm down redness. Now admittedly it is kind of thick, chalky, and it also is a tint that is not going to be acceptable for all skin tones."
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"It has a dry touch matte finish but still looks really natural. It feels similar to Super Goop skin tints, a similar experience, same kind of finish. It's really sheer, it applies beautifully, but also has a bit of a skin perfecting effect. I feel like it just smooths everything out. I find this very flattering, especially in the summer. I would recommend this for anyone with normal to dry skin. This has four shades but they all blend out so beautifully that I think each shade covers quite a wide range of different skin tones. It's quite sheer, but during the summer I don't really wear makeup. I love a good skin tint that's quite flattering and this is it. This is a glowy formula, it's quite moisturizing as well. It gives you that really healthy hydrated skin."
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"The Neutrogena Pure Screen comes in multiple shades, four shades to match your different skin tones, and it does not leave a white cast. I really love that one because it's mineral, fragrance free, great for sensitive skin. And if you're prone to hyperpigmentation, the iron oxide that makes up the tint can really protect your skin from visible light that can cause persistent hyperpigmentation."
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"The Neutrogena tinted one of the greatest budget new sunscreen releases this year. You can kind of use this in place of a lightweight foundation. It's SPF 50 so this is a must-have. Do not pay full price for this. This one looks absolutely gorgeous on the skin."
All 2 takes from The Budget Dermatologist
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"The Neutrogena tinted one of the greatest budget new sunscreen releases this year. You can kind of use this in place of a lightweight foundation. It's SPF 50 so this is a must-have. Do not pay full price for this. This one looks absolutely gorgeous on the skin."
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"The Neutrogena tinted one of the greatest budget new sunscreen releases this year."
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"This is a really good sunscreen. It's SPF 30, it's mineral, it's Neutrogena, it's tinted, and they have like various shades which is nice as well. I do like it as a foundation replacement. This is also a very moisturizing formula. It adds a little bit of a tint, nothing too crazy, but for summertime and like bronzy skin I really like that, just like a nice sheer coverage that's comfortable."
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"It's a tinted sunscreen that comes in four different shades. It does have a greasy feel on the skin and it doesn't really dry and set back, it has a really super shiny finish, which normally those two things combined would be the kiss of death for me with sunscreen. But I gotta say I love this one because of how makeup went on over it. It really was great under makeup. The shine did come through and I did look shinier and shinier throughout the day, but under normal circumstances where I can reduce the shine during the day, this is really great under makeup. It didn't settle in my wrinkles, it didn't wear off super fast, and it was a great one. It is an SPF 30, though, and you know I prefer an SPF 50."
All 2 takes from HotandFlashy
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"This is an SPF 30 and this one I would compare to the SRA V sunscreen but the advantage to this one over say the SRA ve is that this one comes in four shades. It stayed pretty shiny on my skin, it stayed pretty oily feeling on my skin, pretty wet and damp, didn't really dry back 100% on me. But I think this is formulated more like the SRA with drier skin people in mind. This is going to be very hydrating if you have dry skin, it's going to sink right in and it's going to be perfect on you. Even though this is an SPF 30, I feel like it's giving such good sun protection and especially such good UVA protection because this one has 21.6% zinc oxide and then it's also got 3.2% titanium dioxide. This is 80 minutes water resistant. It's really easy to reapply. It didn't make the makeup settle into my wrinkles and it didn't make it slide around. It did shorten the wear of makeup on me by a couple of hours."
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"It's a tinted sunscreen that comes in four different shades. It does have a greasy feel on the skin and it doesn't really dry and set back, it has a really super shiny finish, which normally those two things combined would be the kiss of death for me with sunscreen. But I gotta say I love this one because of how makeup went on over it. It really was great under makeup. The shine did come through and I did look shinier and shinier throughout the day, but under normal circumstances where I can reduce the shine during the day, this is really great under makeup. It didn't settle in my wrinkles, it didn't wear off super fast, and it was a great one. It is an SPF 30, though, and you know I prefer an SPF 50."
Approved
"This formula is super lightweight but it's moisturizing and this gives that light coverage as well. So if you have any redness or let's say you have blemishes dark spots, this doesn't exactly cover that up. I feel like your redness and your blemishes will still shine through at least from the experience that I have had with this. So sometimes I do like to put a little bit of foundation on those areas for additional coverage or even concealer and when I do that I feel like everything looks really good and the complexion looks even. And also you're using less foundation and makeup that way when you're using a tinted formula. I really like it. I feel like this is a great affordable option, something that evens out your skin tones slightly but it just has that lightweight formula that feels very comfortable on the skin."
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