UV Clear Facial Sunscreen SPF 46 Tinted vs Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. EltaMD UV Clear Facial Sunscreen SPF 46 Tinted carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
EltaMD
UV Clear Facial Sunscreen SPF 46 Tinted
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedOctinoxate (endocrine disruption potential)
PossibleAvobenzone photodegradation
PossibleVolatile organic compounds (alcohols/solvents)
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 Octinoxate (endocrine disruption potential), Avobenzone photodegradation, Volatile organic compounds (alcohols/solvents) and PFAS in water-resistant emulsion system on the EltaMD 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 EltaMD.
- The EltaMD is Water-resistant sunscreen formulation (avobenzone, octinoxate, 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 EltaMD grade, at 35% 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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