Umbra Sheer Mineral Cream 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.
Drunk Elephant
Umbra Sheer Mineral Cream
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTitanium dioxide nanoparticles (if present in submicron form)
PossibleFragrance allergens (if scented version)
ReportedPhotocatalytic irritation or sensitization from mineral UV filters
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 Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (if present in submicron form), Fragrance allergens (if scented version) and Photocatalytic irritation or sensitization from mineral UV filters on the Drunk Elephant 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 Drunk Elephant.
- The Drunk Elephant is mineral sunscreen (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide base) 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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