Clear Skin Oil Control SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Lotion vs Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Eucerin Clear Skin Oil Control SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Lotion carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Eucerin
Clear Skin Oil Control SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Lotion
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleSilicone-related skin occlusion or buildup
Possible1,4-dioxane as byproduct in ethoxylated ingredients
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 allergens and sensitizers, Silicone-related skin occlusion or buildup and 1,4-dioxane as byproduct in ethoxylated ingredients on the Eucerin 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 Eucerin.
- The Eucerin is Emulsion base with water, silicones, UV filters 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 Eucerin 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