Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Body Mist Sunscreen Spray 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
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer
Body Mist Sunscreen Spray SPF
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAerosol propellant composition (PFAS inclusion risk)
ReportedUV filter skin penetration and bioaccumulation (oxybenzone/octinoxate)
PossibleInhalation exposure to aerosolized particles and propellants
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 Neutrogena Ultra Sheer.
- We flag Aerosol propellant composition (PFAS inclusion risk), UV filter skin penetration and bioaccumulation (oxybenzone/octinoxate) and Inhalation exposure to aerosolized particles and propellants on the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer is Water-based spray emulsion (propellant aerosol), 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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