Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray: which is safer?

Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz

Goddess Garden

Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleSkin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils

Sun Bum Original SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray

Sun Bum Original

SPF 50 Sunscreen Spray

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Spray sunscreen with water-resistant film-forming agents

Confidence

45%

ReportedInhalation risk from aerosol propellant and UV filter particles

PossibleOxybenzone or avobenzone endocrine concerns

PossibleSilicone and synthetic polymer film accumulation on skin

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Skin irritation or photosensitivity from plant oils on the Goddess Garden and not on the Sun Bum Original.
  • We flag Inhalation risk from aerosol propellant and UV filter particles, Oxybenzone or avobenzone endocrine concerns, Silicone and synthetic polymer film accumulation on skin and PFAS-based water-resistance coating on the Sun Bum Original and not on the Goddess Garden.
  • Both carry a flag for Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Sun Bum Original is Spray sunscreen with water-resistant film-forming 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 →

More sunscreen: see the full ranking