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The Best Sunscreen

Updated Dec 10, 2022
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As you stroll through the sunscreen aisle, you’ll face a dizzying number of choices—from many different SPF levels, active ingredients, and water-resistance ratings to a wide variety of textures and scents. After more than 65 hours of research—and many more hours of wearing sunscreen on our bodies—we’ve found that the best sunscreen is the one you’ll apply liberally and often, so it should be affordable but still feel good on your skin. The physical sunscreen Blue Lizard Sensitive SPF 50+ and the chemical sunscreen Banana Boat Light As Air Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 best suit most bodies and budgets.

Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+, an easy-to-spread physical sunscreen

Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+

An easy-to-spread physical sunscreen
This physical sunscreen lotion absorbs easily and is free of added fragrance. Though this water-resistant formula can feel greasy (like most physical sunscreens) and leave behind a white cast (especially on darker skin), we’ve found its dependable coverage to be worth the trade-off.
We recommend
Thinksport Sunscreen SPF 50+, a reef-safe physical sunscreen

Thinksport Sunscreen SPF 50+

A reef-safe physical sunscreen
This physical sunscreen lotion is formulated with non-nano zinc oxide, an active ingredient known to be safer for marine life. But it doesn’t rub in quite as easily as our top-pick physical formula from Blue Lizard. It also contains added fragrance and appears chalkier on skin.
Another good choice
Coppertone Ultra Guard Sunscreen Lotion SPF 70, a chemical sunscreen you can forget you’re wearing

Coppertone Ultra Guard Sunscreen Lotion SPF 70

A chemical sunscreen you can forget you’re wearing
This chemical sunscreen lotion is easy to apply and free of added fragrance, and it’s nearly invisible on skin. It’s also the least expensive of our picks.
We recommend
Banana Boat Light As Air Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50+, a lightweight, oxybenzone-free chemical sunscreen

Banana Boat Light As Air Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50+

A lightweight, oxybenzone-free chemical sunscreen
Although it contains added fragrance, this easy-to-apply chemical sunscreen lotion doesn’t have an overpowering sunscreen-y scent. It rubs in nearly transparently and appears colorless on most skin tones.
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