Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Lotion Sunscreen Silk Hydration: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Hawaiian Tropic Lotion Sunscreen Silk Hydration carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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 Silk Hydration
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedOxybenzone or avobenzone (UV absorber) endocrine activity
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleMineral oil or petrolatum comedogenicity
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 Oxybenzone or avobenzone (UV absorber) endocrine activity, Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Mineral oil or petrolatum comedogenicity and Waterproofing agent (fluorinated compound) bioaccumulation 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 with waterproofing agent, 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 Hawaiian Tropic 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 →
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