Source: https://reeflabel.com/products/neutrogena-beach-defense-sunscreen-spray-spf-50/ [Neutrogena](https://reeflabel.com/brands/neutrogena/) # Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 Reef Safe? **Not everywhere.** Allowed in 4 of 9 places we track. [See why](#where) - Allowed: Hawaii - Not allowed: Maui County - Not allowed: Hawaiʻi County - Not allowed: U.S. Virgin Islands - Not allowed: Palau - Allowed: Aruba - Not allowed: Guam - Allowed: Northern Mariana Islands - Allowed: Thailand Contains chemical UV filters Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 is allowed under the sunscreen laws of Hawaii statewide, Aruba, the Northern Mariana Islands and Thailand's national parks, but not in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam. It uses four chemical UV filters: avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 5% and octocrylene 10%. It is a broad-spectrum body sunscreen spray made by Neutrogena (Kenvue Brands LLC) and is water resistant for up to 80 minutes. Its FDA National Drug Code (NDC) is 69968-0600. SPF**50** Water resistance**80 min** Format**spray aerosol** Type**body** Sizes: 6.5 oz Where Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 is allowed | Location | Verdict | Why | | --- | --- | --- | | [Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/maui-county/) | Not allowed | Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not permitted actives (mineral only). | | [Hawaiʻi County (Big Island)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/hawaii-county/) | Not allowed | Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not permitted actives (mineral only). | | [U.S. Virgin Islands](https://reeflabel.com/locations/us-virgin-islands/) | Not allowed | Octocrylene: banned by name. | | [Palau](https://reeflabel.com/locations/palau/) | Not allowed | Octocrylene, avobenzone, homosalate and octisalate: banned by name. | | [Guam](https://reeflabel.com/locations/guam/) | Not allowed | Octocrylene: banned by name. | | [Hawaii (statewide)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/hawaii-state/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | | [Aruba](https://reeflabel.com/locations/aruba/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | | [Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/northern-mariana-islands/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | | [Thailand (all national parks)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/thailand-national-parks/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | Guidance and repealed rules (4)
Mexico: federal marine protected areas (e.g., Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún & Punta Nizuc)Against guidance
Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not mineral actives.
Bonaire (Bonaire National Marine Park)Meets guidance
U.S. National Parks with coral reefs (NPS guidance)Against guidance
Avobenzone: on the avoid list.
Homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not mineral actives.
Key West, FloridaNo rule in force
Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 active ingredients | Ingredient | Amount | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | [Avobenzone](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/avobenzone/) | 3% | Chemical | | [Homosalate](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/homosalate/) | 10% | Chemical | | [Octisalate](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/octisalate/) | 5% | Chemical | | [Octocrylene](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/octocrylene/) | 10% | Chemical | Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 inactive ingredients Alcohol Denat., Isobutane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyester-7, Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Fragrance, Tocopheryl Acetate Highlighted ingredients are regulated somewhere; red ones are restricted in at least one location we track. Dotted ones are listed below. Fragrance allergens, essential oils and alcohol - **Drying alcohol:** Alcohol Denat. - **Fragrance:** listed as “Fragrance”. US labels don’t have to name the allergens inside a fragrance, so there may be more than this list shows. The EU requires these allergens to be named on cosmetic labels above 0.001% in leave-on products ([Regulation 1223/2009, Annex III](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R1223-20250501)). They can cause skin reactions in people who are sensitized; they don’t affect whether a sunscreen is legal anywhere we track. Common questions about Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 reef safe? “Reef safe” isn’t a regulated label claim, so we answer by law instead. It is allowed under the sunscreen laws of Hawaii statewide, Aruba, the Northern Mariana Islands and Thailand's national parks, but not in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam. Labels like “Hawaii Act 104 compliant” only mean a product has no oxybenzone or octinoxate; they don’t make a chemical sunscreen legal on Maui or the Big Island. Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 legal in Hawaii? Under Hawaii’s statewide law (Act 104, which bans oxybenzone and octinoxate) it is allowed. In Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi), which allows only mineral sunscreens, it is not allowed because it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, and Maui’s rule covers using it there, not just selling it. In Hawaiʻi County (the Big Island), which has a mineral-only rule for sales, it is not allowed. Oʻahu and Kauaʻi have no county rule, so only the statewide law applies there. Where is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 not allowed? Maui County: it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which are not allowed there. Hawaiʻi County (Big Island): it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which are not allowed there. The U.S. Virgin Islands: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there. Palau: it contains octocrylene, avobenzone, homosalate and octisalate, which are not allowed there. Guam: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there. Does Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 contain oxybenzone? No. It contains neither oxybenzone nor octinoxate, the two chemicals banned under Hawaii’s statewide law. Being oxybenzone-free does not make it mineral: it still uses chemical UV filters. Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 a mineral or chemical sunscreen? Chemical. Its UV filters are avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 5% and octocrylene 10%. Is Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 water resistant? Yes, for up to 80 minutes of swimming or sweating, according to its label. Reapply after 80 minutes in the water, immediately after towel drying, and at least every 2 hours. What is the NDC and UPC for Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50? Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 is listed with the FDA under National Drug Code 69968-0600, and its UPC barcode is 086800112549. The NDC identifies this sunscreen on its FDA drug label (DailyMed); package sizes carry longer package NDCs. Source Ingredients transcribed from [neutrogena.com](https://www.neutrogena.com/products/sun/beach-defense-water-sun-protection-sunscreen-spray-broad-spectrum-spf-50/6811254) on September 23, 2026. Formulas change. The label on the bottle you buy is the final word. Product identifiers FDA NDC 69968-0600 Package NDCs - 69968-0600-2 2 CAN in 1 CARTON (69968-0600-2) / 184 g in 1 CAN - 69968-0600-7 184 g in 1 CAN UPC - 086800112549 Labeler Kenvue Brands LLC FDA label [Neutrogena Beach Defense Water Plus Sun Protection Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50](https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0464448b-342b-4e54-a20e-6ec6bd622889) · effective November 6, 2025 NDCs matched to the manufacturer’s FDA drug label on DailyMed. Other versions of Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray - [Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 70](https://reeflabel.com/products/neutrogena-beach-defense-sunscreen-spray-spf-70/) - [Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 30](https://reeflabel.com/products/neutrogena-beach-defense-sunscreen-spray-spf-30/) Check another label Paste any ingredient list into the checker for an instant verdict. [Check if a sunscreen is reef safe](https://reeflabel.com/checker/) Cite this page Reef Label. “Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://reeflabel.com/products/neutrogena-beach-defense-sunscreen-spray-spf-50/ Alternatives to Neutrogena Beach Defense Water + Sun Protection Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 for Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam Mineral sunscreens from other brands, allowed in all 5 places, ranked by label: water resistance, SPF 30–50, broad spectrum, no listed fragrance. 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