Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Sun Bum Mineral Road Tripper Kit: 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
Sunbum
Sun Bum Mineral Road Tripper Kit
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePreservative allergens (methylisothiazolinone, parabens, or phenoxyethanol)
PossibleHeavy metal trace contamination in mineral pigments (lead, cadmium, or arsenic in titanium
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components (if product is scented)
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 Preservative allergens (methylisothiazolinone, parabens, or phenoxyethanol), Heavy metal trace contamination in mineral pigments (lead, cadmium, or arsenic in titanium, Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components (if product is scented) and Skin irritation from mineral particle size or formulation pH on the Sunbum and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Sunbum is mineral-based sunscreen active ingredients (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide) in typical cosmetic base, 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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