Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Sun Bum SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Lotion: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Sun Bum SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Lotion 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
Sun Bum Original
Sun Bum SPF 50 Face Sunscreen Lotion
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Possible1,4-dioxane (contaminant in ethoxylated surfactants)
PossibleSkin barrier disruption from surfactants or preservatives
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 Sun Bum Original.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in ethoxylated surfactants), Skin barrier disruption from surfactants or preservatives and PFAS in waterproofing agents on the Sun Bum Original and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Sun Bum Original is Oil-in-water emulsion with waterproofing agents, 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 Sun Bum Original 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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