WomanReview

Best Facial Sunscreens

Looking for our ranked winner? See best face moisturizer. Want the raw numbers? our numbers page.

All Best Facial Sunscreens

Showing 132 of 132

About Best Facial Sunscreens

Facial sunscreen is the one skincare step that keeps paying off, and the shelf runs from a $4.98 lotion to a $53 antioxidant serum. We looked across that full range, from Biotique's affordable Sandalwood 50+ lotion, holding a 4.2 star average across more than 13,300 reviews, to newer gel formulas like The Derma Co's Aqua Gel, which has racked up over 20,600 ratings at 4.4 stars. SPF levels here run from SPF 25 up to SPF 50, and textures span classic lotions and creams to gels, sticks and tinted moisturizers. Mineral options built on zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, like CeraVe's 100% Mineral Sunscreen, sit alongside chemical filter formulas from brands like Eucerin and Sun Bum. A growing number of picks double as a skin tint or makeup primer, so you can skip a separate step some mornings. Whatever your skin type or budget, the list below points you toward a facial sunscreen that fits your routine without a heavy or greasy feel.

How we curated this list

To build this list we leaned on public customer ratings, review volume and how many buyers kept reordering a given bottle, not marketing claims. We only kept sunscreens with a meaningful number of reviews, and we cross checked SPF numbers, active ingredients and skin type claims against what each brand actually lists, so you will not find a spec here that is not on the product label. This is not medical advice. If you have a specific skin concern or a history of sunburn or skin cancer, talk to a dermatologist about which formula and SPF level is right for you.