Is Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen worth it?

The gurus are split. 8 of the 10 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

What is Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen's Guru Score?

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 expert reviewers we have collected.

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About this product

A lightweight, water-resistant, broad-spectrum sunscreen from the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch line, designed to feel light and dry quickly on the skin, sold in SPF strengths including 70.

Full ingredients

Water, Homosalate, Benzophenone-3, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Silica, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Beeswax, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Behenyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Ethylparaben, Trideceth-6, Propylene Glycol, Diethylhexyl 2, 6-Naphthalate

Guru Score

67%

Mixed

10 experts · Strong agreement

What the gurus are saying

Quick to dry and very lightweight, this sunscreen earns praise for easy wear, its $10 price, and a fragrance that feels pleasant rather than harsh. Opinion splits on the white cast, with some seeing very little while others see white build up in creases like elbows, and dryness is flagged too, especially on the SPF 70. Formulas vary across the line, so checking each bottle's homosalate content before buying is worth doing.

Synthesized from 10 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

What they liked

Lightweight, fast-absorbing, matte finish
Water resistant
Inexpensive and widely available

What they flagged

Contains fragrance
Can dry out skin
May burn around eyes for some

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

SPF

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Aleksandra Brown

151k subs

~Yay

"Another recommendation is Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch SPF 70. It has no oxybenzone. It's lightweight, inexpensive, easy to find at any drugstore. I believe this one also comes in SPF 55. Formulations vary across the line, so make sure you check the specific bottle as far as the homosalate content before you buy it."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"I have loved so far. I think the cast for a zinc oxide sunscreen is pretty doable because it's a richer cream and it's a mineral sunscreen. It is a little bit heavier on the skin. Just a word of warning. Like it feels a little bit like, oh, I've got something on there. But it hasn't done any peeling. And like most mineral sunscreens, it's really easy to tolerate around the eyes. I think it's a great option."

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"It's the Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 70. These high SPFs [...] do end up making a difference in the long run. [...] The thing about this product, it does have fragrance in it. [...] The fragrance in this is not a Neutrogena hit you in the face headache inducer. It's not unpleasant for the body. It's great. It's super quick dry. If you're somebody who sweats a lot, you live somewhere humid, tropical, and you have really oily skin, this is a great one to consider."

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"I like to use this on my body like on my forearms because I knew I was going to be walking to and from the hotel to the Conference Center. I wanted to have a sunscreen for my body that would also be decently moisturizing. It's got fragrance and mineral oil which is a great moisturizing ingredient. It's not too heavy and it has a nice scent."

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"This one doesn't burn around the eyes for me at least. Water resistant 80 minutes. It's a nice lightweight fluid formula."

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"I really like the mineral ultra sheer as well. They have a fluid face one that's actually pretty decent as far as the white cast. I mean a mineral sunscreen is not going to be zero white cast but it's not too bad. It's got kind of a nice like matte finish to it, not like super drying matte but it's a good makeup base."

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"I really like the Neutrogena one. [...] This product is very fast absorbing. If it didn't have the fragrance I would use it a lot more. [...] It says here you want to spray it into your hands first and then apply to face and you actually have to rub it in. So I'm glad they tell you to do that."

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"This is a long-standing favorite. It is water resistant so it stays in place really well. Doesn't burn or sting around the eyes, although I do get comments from people that it does, but they have changed the formulation over the years and they removed oxybenzone, which I think is the reason why it's stung for a lot of people. No white cast, very lightweight, great if you have acne prone skin. Highly recommend. The SPF 30 is also another option too."

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"This is a nice fast absorbing consistency. [...] The ultra sheer dry touch SPF 70 is nice and fast absorbing."

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"Their new mineral sunscreen from Neutrogena is not too shabby. It's casty, but it's actually kind of comfortable to apply, and like the name implies, it's lightweight, it's not heavy on the face."

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"The Neutrogena sunscreens are quite good in terms of [...] protection, they have helioplex which really helps stabilize the avobenzone in them, so you get really good reliable UV protection provided that you use it correctly. [...] The Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 55, water resistant, this one's nice, it's very lightweight, it does have a fragrance to it which again is not my preference."

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"Neutrogena reformulated the Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 55 a few years ago and it no longer has oxybenzone in it. [...] Personally I always found it irritating, I found that it burned my skin and made my skin feel uncomfortable. This also has fragrance in it, and it's more common to develop an allergy to some other ingredient in a sunscreen than to the actual sunscreen filter."

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"I've heard through the grapevine that the new Ultra Sheer face sunscreen does burn the eyes, you guys told me that, which is a disappointment, because Invisible Daily is a favorite of mine and it does not, but a lot of the Neutrogena sunscreens do cause the burny eyes."

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"This does have fragrance in it and it burns around the eyes, although honestly I haven't tried it since they removed oxybenzone, which I always found was the ingredient that was most irritating in chemical sunscreens for me personally. This is a good sunscreen otherwise, if you can tolerate the burning around your eyes."

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"Neutrogena has a similar product that is their Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 70. Unlike the SPF 100+ that has been discontinued, this one does not have methyl isothiazolinone and does not have oxybenzone. It is water resistant, so it's a great choice for using when you are outdoors participating in sport. [...] It's not greasy and it's quick absorbing."

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"Those Neutrogena sunscreens can really burn. They cause stinging and this weird combination where later in the day they somehow get into my eyes and the combination of sunlight makes it worse, forcing me to blink and [...] shut down my eyes. It is miserable."

April Basi

72k subs

~Yay

"At just $10, this Neutrogena Ultra Sheer SPF comes through, and that's really all you need."

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"At just $10, this Neutrogena Ultra Sheer SPF comes through, and that's really all you need."

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"My pick for sunscreen is Neutrogena Dry Touch SPF 70. It's only ten dollars, it's a chemical sunscreen, broad spectrum, [...] lightweight and fast absorbing, matte and invisible finish, [...] water resistant, [...] and absolutely non greasy. This sunscreen meets all of those metrics."

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"For sunscreen make sure you're using a broad spectrum sunscreen that covers both UVA and UVB, SPF 30 or higher. Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer SPF 55 is a great option."

208SkinDoc

2.10M subs

~Yay

"If I'm going to be just out playing with my kids, it's usually going to be La Roche-Posay Anthelios or Neutrogena Ultra Sheer, both water resistant. Those are kind of the ones in my rotation."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Yay

"This is a mineral sunscreen with an SPF of 70. That is extremely lightweight, extremely easy. It dries down very, very fast. and unlike traditional mineral sunscreens, has very little of a white cast."

Alexandra Anele

1.45M subs

~Nay

"I picked this up because I was getting really low on those other ones. [...] It's water resistant, so when you first put it on you can feel it a little bit and it does kind of dry down, but it makes it dries out my skin like crazy, especially the SPF 70. And anywhere where your skin creases, like in your elbows, you'll see white start to build up. So if I had to choose between this and this, I wouldn't recommend this, but I have it now so [...] I'm going to use it."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

~Nay

"I wouldn't recommend it for myself for you or for my family so for me this is going to be a minus 4 out of 10"

Dr. Daniel Sugai

722k subs

~Yay

"My favorite this year has been still Neutrogena mineral Ultra Sheer SPF 50, 80 minute water resistant. The only critique to this would be there's a white cast with this, but I don't mind it because I like seeing where I miss. So when I put it on I like to see that white cast. I like to do about four to five swipes with the stick in a particular area before moving on. This one has zinc oxide."

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