Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Tanning Lotion SPF 4: 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
Tanning Lotion SPF 4
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleChemical UV filter absorption and endocrine activity
ReportedFragrance allergens
PossibleMineral oil dermal occlusion
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 Chemical UV filter absorption and endocrine activity, Fragrance allergens, Mineral oil dermal occlusion and Photostability and UVA protection gaps 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-in-water emulsion lotion (typical, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, mineral oil, fragrance, UV filters), 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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