Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Lotion Sunscreen Sheer Touch SPF: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Hawaiian Tropic
Lotion Sunscreen Sheer Touch SPF
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and irritants
PossibleOrganic UV filter endocrine activity (oxybenzone, octinoxate)
PossiblePreservative safety (parabens, methylisothiazolinone)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Skin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils on the Goddess Garden and not on the Hawaiian Tropic.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and irritants, Organic UV filter endocrine activity (oxybenzone, octinoxate) and Preservative safety (parabens, methylisothiazolinone) on the Hawaiian Tropic and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Hawaiian Tropic is Oil/water emulsion lotion base (typical sunscreen formulation), 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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