Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Eco Formula SPF 30 Sunscreen: 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
Raw Elements
Eco Formula SPF 30 Sunscreen
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metal impurities in mineral powders
PossiblePhotocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide in sunlight
PossibleSkin irritation or sensitivity to mineral film
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 Raw Elements.
- We flag Heavy metal impurities in mineral powders, Photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide in sunlight and Skin irritation or sensitivity to mineral film on the Raw Elements and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Raw Elements is mineral sunscreen (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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