Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Dry-Touch Sunscreen SPF 45 Value Pack: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen SPF 45 Value Pack 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
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer
Dry-Touch Sunscreen SPF 45 Value Pack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and irritants
PossiblePreservative sensitivities (methylchloroisothiazolinone, parabens, or phenoxyethanol)
ReportedUndisclosed inert ingredient hazards (silicones, PEGs, or fluorochemicals in water-resista
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 Fragrance allergens and irritants, Preservative sensitivities (methylchloroisothiazolinone, parabens, or phenoxyethanol), Undisclosed inert ingredient hazards (silicones, PEGs, or fluorochemicals in water-resista and Skin occlusion and heat retention in high-humidity or exercise settings 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-resistant sunscreen lotion (organic/mineral UV filters, waterproofing agents unspecified), 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 Neutrogena Ultra Sheer 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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