https://www.mydadthechemist.com/tags/neutrogena/ Recent content in neutrogena on My Dad the Chemist, a blog with skincare recommendations for real people Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-mineral-uv-tint-sunscreen-review/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-mineral-uv-tint-sunscreen-review/ No matter how well you formulate a mineral sunscreen, it’s bound to leave some sort of white cast on your skin. In my experience, the only remedy for this problem is to (a) own the ghostly look with confidence; (b) opt for a chemical sunscreen; or (c) cover it up with makeup or, better yet, for those of us who don’t know how to use makeup…try out a tinted mineral sunscreen! https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-fragrance-free-facial-cleansing-bar-review/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-fragrance-free-facial-cleansing-bar-review/ About a year into this pandemic, I appreciate the beauty and simplicity of a no-frills bar soap more than ever. Soap is an amazing thing, if you think about it. It can help save lives! Though I tend to remain loyal to my favorite moisturizers and hand lotions, I’m more likely to experiment with face washes. Bar soaps have always intrigued me because of how beautiful they look. Whether it takes the form of a nicely shaped cube or elegant curve, I love it all the same. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-sheer-zinc-face-vs-body-sunscreen-spf-50-review/ Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-sheer-zinc-face-vs-body-sunscreen-spf-50-review/ Neutrogena is a master of marketing: “Sheer Zinc” is a great phrase. Old-school zinc was pasty—“sheer zinc” is nothing like that. It’s next-generation. It’s sheer. It’s mineral-based. It’s a no-fuss way to take good care of your skin. Unfortunately, we’re not quite at a place where zinc-based sunscreens can be completely sheer just yet. But I will say that Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Face Sunscreen SPF 50 is a pretty great step in the right direction. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-pure-and-free-baby-sunscreen-stick-review/ Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-pure-and-free-baby-sunscreen-stick-review/ In theory, sunscreen sticks sound like a great product. They’re easy to apply and you can throw ‘em in your handbag without worrying about potential spillage. But after scouring various product pages, I realized that many mineral/physical sunscreen sticks aren’t designed with acne-prone people in mind. Many of them contain at least one of the ingredients on Acne.org’s list of comedogenic ingredients to avoid—typically cocoa butter and/or coconut oil. Let me show you a few examples. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/aveeno-positively-mineral-sunscreen-review-vs-neutrogena-sheer-zinc-face-sunscreen-spf-50/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/aveeno-positively-mineral-sunscreen-review-vs-neutrogena-sheer-zinc-face-sunscreen-spf-50/ I love trying zinc oxide sunscreens. Over the course of 2019, I’ve tried quite a few, including: Bare Republic Face Sunscreen SPF 30, All Good Sunscreen Butter SPF 50+, Coppertone Pure & Simple Sunscreen SPF 50, Badger Clear Zinc Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30, Hawaiian Sol SPF 50 Reef Safe Sunscreen. And that’s just listing the solely zinc oxide-based ones. I’ve also tried other physical sunscreens that contain a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/q-and-a-with-woks-of-life-sarah-leung/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/q-and-a-with-woks-of-life-sarah-leung/ I’ve always loved reading food blogs, but now that there are so darn many of them, it’s hard for me to maintain an appetite for them (ha). The Woks of Life is one blog that has consistently earned a top spot in my mental list of “websites to visit when I’m in need of culinary inspiration.” This family-run blog makes Asian (and all types of) food more accessible to everyone, and each member of the family brings his or her own distinct voice to the blog. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/q-and-a-with-an-entrepreneur-boss-babe-josmery-brito/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/q-and-a-with-an-entrepreneur-boss-babe-josmery-brito/ When I was a kid, I thought it was cool that my dad developed products for big companies, but I always wanted him to launch his own brand so that he would have the freedom to create anything he wanted. I love meeting entrepreneurs who make their ideas come to life—whether those ideas take the form of digital assets or tangible, physical products. I met the star of today’s Q&A at the We are Women Owned popup event at Artists and Fleas in SoHo, NYC. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-vs-trader-joes-sunscreen-stick-review-comparison/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-vs-trader-joes-sunscreen-stick-review-comparison/ If you don’t like the feeling of applying sunscreen with your fingers, sunscreen sticks are the way to go. A sunscreen stick also provides a much easier way to apply sunscreen on a squirmy baby’s face. Sunscreen sticks also travel friendly and portable—great for keeping in your handbag for a quick touchup on a high UV index day. Today, I’d like to compare two sunscreen sticks: Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF 60+ vs. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/best-makeup-remover-wipe-comparison/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/best-makeup-remover-wipe-comparison/ I love Australian Gold Botanical Tinted Face Sunscreen—but recently came to the disappointing realization that double cleansing doesn’t effectively remove it from my face at the end of the day. Specifically, double cleansing with Kose cleansing oil and Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser doesn’t do the trick. How could I tell? If I swiped my (post-double-cleansed) face with a Stridex pad, it came away tinted. Every. Single. Time. And if I lightly scratched the surface of my face, I could see some of the sunscreen caked under my fingernail (gross). https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-deep-clean-cream-cleanser-formula-change/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-deep-clean-cream-cleanser-formula-change/ For many years, I was an avid fan of Neutrogena Deep Clean Cream Cleanser, because it made my face feel nice and cool after I rinsed it off. Recently, I was shopping for a new face wash, and I decided to check out my old favorite, to see if I wanted to try it out again after many years of absence. I was surprised to see that, about a year ago, many of the product reviewers started complaining about the same issue. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-age-shield-vs-cvs-age-defense-sunscreen-review/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/neutrogena-age-shield-vs-cvs-age-defense-sunscreen-review/ I find drug store versions of name brand skincare products to be pretty fascinating. Recently I saw some pretty bold anti-aging claims on two SPF 70 sunscreen options at CVS. One was from the name brand (Neutrogena), while the other was CVS’s generic version, under a very similar name (Age Defense rather than Neutrogena’s Age Shield). A shield is a type of defense, so I think this is pretty much a case where the marketing team looked up “shield” in the thesaurus when it was trying to brainstorm an appropriate name. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/gel-moisturizers-fragrances/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/gel-moisturizers-fragrances/ At first glance, gel-based moisturizers seem like a virtuous choice for oily/combination skin. They tend to market themselves with appealing terms like oil-free, non-comedogenic, lightweight, and hydrating. But beneath that innocuous messaging lives a dark, untold truth…many of them contain fragrances and dyes, making them less than ideal for those of us with sensitive skin. Let’s take a look at the ingredients of three types of gel moisturizers from Neutrogena, Garnier, and Olay. https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/physical-sunscreen-vs-chemical-sunscreen/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mydadthechemist.com/reviews/physical-sunscreen-vs-chemical-sunscreen/ Let’s dive into one of my favorite skincare products of all time…sunscreen! I’ve already shared my paranoia about leaving the house without a layer of sunscreen on my face. Today, let’s explore one of the hot topics when it comes to sunscreen: physical vs. chemical sunscreen. What the heck is the difference? And does it even matter? I’m by no means an expert on this topic, but I have been using sunscreen for most of my life, so I think that experience should come in handy for others who also have sensitive skin and acne.