City Block Sheer Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25 vs Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Clinique
City Block Sheer Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance sensitization / contact allergens
PossibleOrganic UV filter endocrine concerns (oxybenzone, octinoxate, similar)
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 Fragrance sensitization / contact allergens and Organic UV filter endocrine concerns (oxybenzone, octinoxate, similar) on the Clinique 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 Clinique.
- The Clinique is aqueous emulsion sunscreen; no PTFE or known fluoropolymer coating 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 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Goddess Garden is the one to buy.
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 →
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