Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Daily 50 Face Gel: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Daily 50 Face Gel 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
Sunbum
Daily 50 Face Gel
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in water-resistant formulation
PossibleOrganic UV filter photostability and skin absorption
PossibleFragrance allergens
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 Sunbum.
- We flag PFAS in water-resistant formulation, Organic UV filter photostability and skin absorption and Fragrance allergens on the Sunbum and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Sunbum is water-resistant gel base with UV filters, 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 Sunbum 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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