Superdefense City Block Daily Energy + Face Protector SPF 50 vs Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz: which is safer?

Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Clinique Superdefense City Block Daily Energy + Face Protector SPF 50 carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Clinique Superdefense City Block Daily Energy + Face Protector SPF 50

Clinique

Superdefense City Block Daily Energy + Face Protector SPF 50

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

emulsified water + oils, pigments, actives

Confidence

42%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed ingredients

PossibleChemical UV filter skin penetration

PossibleEmulsion stability and ingredient leaching over time

Our pick

Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz

Goddess Garden

Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleSkin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed ingredients, Chemical UV filter skin penetration and Emulsion stability and ingredient leaching over time 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 emulsified water + oils, pigments, actives 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 35 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 Clinique grade, at 42% 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 →

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