# Recommend a non-greasy, \*non-scented\* sunblock. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729 "2003-06-09T22:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729/1 "2003-06-09T22:11:32Z")
I’m a sun-cream resister. Hate the stuff. I just try to avoid direct sunlight. Of course, every year, there comes a time when it’s simply impractical to avoid the sun altogether, and so I get burned. Today, I decided to try to get past my aversion, and spent 15 minutes suspiciously eyeing tubes of unguents in the drug store, before leaving empty-handed. They all either listed “fragrance” as an inactive ingredient, or simply stunk when I tentatively popped the cap to give it a sniff. I’m not looking for a tanning lotion. I want something that offers some protection but doesn’t make me feel like a greasy, conspicuously-perfumed yobbo while I’m going about my regular daily routine. Does such a thing exist? ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729/2 "2003-06-09T22:42:55Z")
I am experimenting with Neutrogena Ultra-Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock. It comes in SPF 30 and 45 and is made with Parsol 1789. I break out easily and have had much trouble in the past with finding a sunblock, but I think this one is going to work. It is not greasy at all. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729/3 "2003-06-09T22:52:22Z")
p.s. – It is very lightly scented, but the scent fades away quickly. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729/4 "2003-06-09T23:01:43Z")
Ocean Potion Baby Block SPF 50. I don’t know if SPF 50 is too high for you (to me, it’s just _barely_ enough :(), but I adore this stuff; so much so that I buy two or three bottles a time. There’s absolutely no scent whatsoever. It’s a cream (as opposed to a gel), but it feels almost like water going on and absorbs quickly. I seriously can’t feel that I’m wearing sunblock after a minute or two. The only drawback is that it leaves my face looking a bit shiny (I just use face powder for that or ignore it though), but if you’re a guy, I don’t know how concerned with that you are. 🙂 Make sure to get the _Baby Block_. The other products that I’ve used are scented (like Orange Creamsicles, which was a nice change of pace from crappy coconut, but it’s still scented). ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729/5 "2003-06-09T23:02:02Z")
Thanks, **ratatoskK** – I poked about and see that it is also fragrance-free. I guess “non-comedogenic” is a good thing, too, although I didn’t know what it meant until this very minute. I don’t believe they had it at the drug-store 'round the bend, but I’m sure I’ll be able to find it at a nearby monster chain store. (Gotcher PS on preview-- I’m guessing the light scent is just the natural smell of the stuff – so long as it isn’t loaded with perfume I’m a happy man. I’d rather peel than pong, when it comes right down to it.) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-greasy-non-scented-sunblock/180729/6 "2003-06-09T23:04:14Z")
Thanks for the backup, **zweisamkeit**.