Protect + Hydrate Lotion Sunscreen SPF vs Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Aveeno Protect + Hydrate Lotion Sunscreen SPF carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Aveeno
Protect + Hydrate Lotion Sunscreen SPF
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS contamination (water-resistant film-formers)
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleDimethicone (silicone) bioaccumulation and aquatic toxicity
Our pick
Goddess Garden
Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
PossibleSkin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS contamination (water-resistant film-formers), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Dimethicone (silicone) bioaccumulation and aquatic toxicity on the Aveeno and not on the Goddess Garden.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Skin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils on the Goddess Garden and not on the Aveeno.
- The Aveeno is water-resistant lotion base with mineral sunscreen actives (likely zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) where the Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Goddess Garden is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Aveeno grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
More sunscreen: see the full ranking