When it comes to protecting your skin from the sun’s gleaming rays, it’s important your mineral sunscreens and moisturizers with SPF never run out.
Because we’re already beating the heat this summer — and, trying to save as much of our hard-earned coin as we can — we rounded up the best sun protection products that are less than $25 on Amazon so you can (1) stay protected and (2) stay on budget.
Our product picks range from spray sunscreens to lip balms with SPF — but you’ll also find beach-ready items like umbrellas and UPF clothing to add to your cart as well. (Related: Best baby swimsuits).
So, you’ll want to hit the smorgasbord below that’s chock-full of Amazon best-sellers and items under $25. Yes, please.
For more options, check out our guides to the best beach wagons and carts and bikini brands to shop from.
With nearly 20,000 rave reviews, the Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray is noncomedogenic (meaning, it won’t clog your pores) and provides moisturizing, all-over skin protection. Just shy of $20, it’s worth the grab for this season.
To offer your face some much-needed protection, the CeraVe Tinted Sunscreen with SPF 30 is one of our favorites. With nearly 45,000 positive reviews, it’s fan-loved for being sheer, wonderful for all skin tones — including darker skin, so as not leaving a white cast) — and safe and gentle to use.
Enter one of our favorite SPF products we’ve been using for years: the CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion. It’s packed with SPF 30, adored by a whopping 72,000 rave reviews — and counting — and doubles as a moisturizer safe for sensitive skin.
Shop a cult-favorite sunscreen: the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen SPF 70. For just $10, you’ll be protected with this lightweight, easy-to-apply formulation. Allow its near-16,000 applauding reviews speak for themselves.
A personal favorite in our books? The Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+, without a doubt. We can’t believe it’s just $13 for the luxe feel it offers. Plus, it boasts more than 13,000 gleaming reviews and is safe for sensitive skin.
Shop the most affordable beach umbrella we found to shield from the beaming UV rays. It doesn’t get much better than Caribbean Joe’s Beach Umbrella for just $20. It’s simple to anchor into the sand, comes in a few different colors and is the easiest grab ever.
Step up your UPF clothing game with the Luya UPF 50+ Sun Protection Hoodie. Just shy of $25, it’s the perfect addition to easily toss on during your next beach day or chilly evening s’mores sesh. We’re already shopping for it, too.
Meet the Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Lotion — a sun-protective formulation with more than 27,000 positive reviews. It’s the same formulation as its spray counterpart but in lotion form, too.
When we think of summer, we think of Banana Boat. The brand’s Ultra SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray comes in a two-pack for less than $15 — hello, added value! — and we recommend snatching it up before the peak of summer. Plus, it’s one we commonly use and applies evenly when sprayed correctly.
For your baby, we recommend the Thinkbaby SPF 50+ Baby Sunscreen. For less than $20, it’s a No. 1 best-seller with more than 9,000 rave reviews for being soothing, easy to rub in and water-resistant.
Sometimes, sun burns can happen to the best of us (surely, there’s always a spot we forget). To help soothe your skin post-beach, grab the Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Body Butter. For just $12, you’ll love its inviting, paradise-inspired scent, too.
Don’t forget to protect your lips this year. Luckily, Sun Bum’s SPF 30 Sunscreen Lip Balm comes in a variety pack so you can never lose your holy grail formula. With coconut, banana and watermelon scents, what’s not to love?
Easy application, easy protection. Neutrogena’s Beach Defense Sunscreen Stick SPF 50+. For just $10, it offers UVA and UVB protection, boasts a water-resistant formula and is perfect to toss into your beach bag.
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