Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs La Roche Posay Anthelios Clear Skin Dry Touch Sunscreen SPF 60: 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
La Roche-Posay
La Roche Posay Anthelios Clear Skin Dry Touch Sunscreen SPF 60
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in mineral pigments (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
PossiblePreservative-related irritation (formaldehyde releasers, phenoxyethanol)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Skin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils on the Goddess Garden and not on the La Roche-Posay.
- We flag Heavy metals in mineral pigments (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide) and Preservative-related irritation (formaldehyde releasers, phenoxyethanol) on the La Roche-Posay and not on the Goddess Garden.
- Both carry a flag for Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the La Roche-Posay is Water-based sunscreen emulsion (likely zinc oxide or titanium dioxide mineral UV filters with glycerin, silicone, and pl, 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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