MooGoo Clear Zinc Sunscreen SPF 40

Not good protection – This sunscreen is thick and greasy and doesn’t provide good sun protection. The two times I’ve used this sunscreen my one year old has got burnt within an hour. Would not recommend and definitely wouldn’t purchase again.

may be the best natural sunscreen! – Bought for my son as this was the only non chemical based sunscreen at the chemists. But absolutely love it. It goes on quite thick, but rubs in easily and as another reviewer said, it makes it easy to tell where you have applied. A few quick rubs and the white is not very noticeable. No sunscreen smell, which is great cuz I can't stand that sunscreen smell, and it really is ok for sensitive skin.

I wish they had a naturally scented version though, like a mild mint or lemon myrtle and it would keep the bugs away.

It’s false advertising to say this is “clear”. It’s not. It leaves a white caste which looks terrible. Don’t buy it if you expect it to be clear. And yes, I followed the instructions. Show details

Excellent product – We have been using the moo goo sunscreen for over 3 years. Being a heavy zinc base, it does not drip into eyes while swimming or sweaty. Works very well! It is very thick to rub in but it is worth the extra minute to rub in properly.  Show details

Fantastic sunscreen! – I wanted an effective sunscreen without all the nasty chemicals for my daughter. This sunscreen has been amazing, I have been using it on her for 4 years and she has never been burnt. Yes its thicker than other brands but that is because its main ingredient is zinc oxide, not a chemical concoction of things you wouldn't want anywhere near yours or your babies skin! Highly recommend!! Show details

Satisfied – I find it good. The consistency is good, not too difficult to spread on. It needs to be a barrier hence thicker than lotions. I like that its more natural without all the usual nasties. Show details

Don't buy it – Bought this for my 8month old baby. Both baby and my husband got severely burnt very quickly. Does not protect from the sun at all, even after reapplying withing the hour. Don't bother buying this product. Would not recommend to anyone. Show details

Really disappointed – I have used other Moogoo products no problems! I came across the suncream at my local pharmacy and brought it. It's 22 today in South Australia and I decided to try it out, I applied it evenly on my exposed arms/neck/feet. I waited for 20 minutes and then went outside. In around 30 minutes my arms were burnt! I also don't burn easy due to my… Read more

italian side, I tan!!!! So was quite shocked that I got so red in such a short amount of time.

My left arm especially is very hot and red.

This item needs to be removed from pharmacies. It isn't upto Australian standards.

So bad :( – So thick and greasy to apply it's very difficult to get a proper cover. Doesn't thin out once on your body as stated on the tube. Does stop sunburn where you apply it but remains sticky and greasy entire time it's on. A disgrace to moogoo. Show details

No protection – Put this on my son and he got roasted Too thick and hard to get out of bottle And too hard to spread across the skin Don’t recommend especially for children as it DIDNT stop sun burn Show details

Awful sunscreen – Very thick. Hard to get out of the tube. Hard to apply. Doesn't rub in. Clumps into patches giving uneven coverage. There are much better zinc sunscreens on the market. I have tried to use this on multiple occasions so as not to be wasteful but it's really no good, I am now binning it and looking forward to resuming use of my normal zinc sunscreen.  Show details

Difficult to apply! – We love Moogoo products but this product is so difficult to apply, so thick and uncomfortable, that it is a battle to get it on my daughter so we don't use it anymore!  Show details

Still healing (over two weeks later) – Went to the beach on 14/12/2020 and applied this while in the car. When we got to the beach, I reapplied immediately because it’s super thick and greasy (terrible to apply) and I wondered if spots could have been missed. I was laying on a towel and reading. It felt like I could be burning, so I reapplied again. I reapplied for each hour that I… Read more

was there.

By 17/12/2020, I couldn’t wear any clothing that touched my back. There were a couple of blisters. My arms and chest were also burnt, but less severely (laying on stomach, so they were in the shade). By 18/12/2020, my back had several blisters (large and small) covering it like scales. These were extremely painful. I used aloe vera in an attempt to calm this.

It is now 1/1/2021. My back is peeling for the third time. It’s still red. I’m extremely worried about the long term consequences of this burn.

Do yourself a favour by not purchasing this product.

Not reliable sun protection – Not very reliable sun protection, both my son and myself have been sunburnt only an hour after applying! Has happened on more than one occasion with my son, he kept coming home from daycare red (I sent this sunscreen for them to use on him), it wasn’t until I wore it and still got burnt within a short space of time that I realized it didn’t provide very good coverage.  Show details

Thick and greasy – Horrible sticky, thick and greasy. Very hard to apply to the skin, especially to a young child. Huge effort to even squeeze it out of the tube. Not what I was expecting at all from Moo Goo as I love all their products, however, I won't be buying this again. Show details

Its too sticky, comedogenic and leaves a weird sheen/cast – Update: Moogoo happily accepted a return and I was able to swap for a product I liked (Milk Wash 500ml). I think this is too sticky and doesn't rub in properly. It is too heavy and I looked it up on a cosmetics database which advised it has two ingredients which cause fungal growth and are acne inducing. Zinc is meant to be good for acne but apparently some ingredients in this cream are a little "iffy". Show details

Not great at sun protection – I can deal with how hard it is to actually put this on your skin as long as it would actually protect my children from the sun. We had been at the pool for no more than an hour when I noticed my 1 year olds legs were actually sunburnt. Show details

40+ Sunscreen - separated - but cannot fault their customer service – After a couple of months the 40+sunscreen separated and as others have said, no amount of mixing would make it re-emulsify. HOWEVER, I made the effort to contact MooGoo directly, via LiveChat on their website, which is very easy to do and user friendly. They were apologetic and advised me that I could take it back to anywhere that sold MooGoo,… Read more

without a receipt, to exchange or refund. I mean, what more can you ask of a company? They're refining their products, so by chucking it in the bin and whinging online you're not giving them any feedback to enable them to refine their products, nor opportunity for redress, which I don't think is fair to a relatively small company. I simply walked into Priceline next time I was shopping, with my half empty sunscreen and had no problems at all. Was offered a refund but chose to exchange it for their moisturiser that I use every day.

Too drying – My husband couldn't use it because even a tiny amount will make his skin so dry and peeling, that it looks like eczema. He couldn't use another zinc- based brand as well, so looks like the culprit is zinc oxide. Still on the lookout for a natural sunscreen without zinc... Show details

Much better alternatives out there – While it is quite thick to apply, it doesn’t rub in as well as other zincs. The product itself is not oily to touch however jumping into the pool I could immediately see oil start to float. My children and I started to get burnt after an hour. Don’t waste your money. Show details

This product could literally save your life! – This Natural 40+ Sunscreen requires a little more time applying, but it truly is invisible! Safe for babies, children and adults its non-greasy, matte finish is also perfect under makeup! Show details

OK but better alternative – I've been using MooGoo Natural Sunscreen SPF 40 for about 6 mths and while it stops my skin burning there are a few things that prevent me buying it again: 1. The smell is unpleasant, not overly strong but offputting; 2. After some weeks the cream was hard to spread over my face & it appeared to have separated; 3. I tried mixing in a tiny amount… Read more

of MooGoo moisturiser but the two products were incompatible. It's back to Invisible Zinc which has none of the drawbacks of MooGoo's sunscreen and costs about the same.

Love this sunscreen – This is the only sunscreen my family can use without getting burnt. It is thick but does rub in, we don't use if for whole body just face and chest, maybe arms but we have never been burnt and we have a fair skinned red head amongst us.

Tinted screen not as good as untinted – I love moo goo but both tubes of the tinted sunscreen is separated and no amount of shaking works to reconstitute it. This was a problem immediately after purchase.

Great product. People forget sun safe message and blame product – This sunscreen is great, it’s zinc so for those complaining about it being thick - it is... and that’s a good thing! People that still got burnt... what was the UV factor when you were out? Even with sunscreen you still need to be sun smart!!! It’s a great product and the fact it’s zinc protects our oceans and reefs as well!!!

Unfortunately the product separates – I really want to use a natural sunscreen to keep away from the nasty additives. I have used the tinted moisturiser and have several of their regular sunscreen in kid’s sports bags. Unfortunately all of them have seperated. I have tried to shake and mix the tube to no avail. So much wasted product in the bin. ☹️

Not an effective sunscreen – I used this on my toddler today and he still ended up getting quite sunburnt even after applying the product 4 times over a 5 hour period. Not at all impressed with this product.

Too thick to apply – The product is too think to apply on both me and my husband's skin. Was very disappointed. Bought it in Port Douglas on holiday. I would not recommend this product to anyone.