Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs SPF Sunscreen Lotion: 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
Sun Bum Original
SPF Sunscreen Lotion
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens
ReportedOxybenzone and avobenzone photostability
PossiblePreservative safety (if methylisothiazolinone or parabens used)
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, Oxybenzone and avobenzone photostability, Preservative safety (if methylisothiazolinone or parabens used) and Ocular irritation from emulsifier residue 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 Lotion base (water, oils, emulsifiers), 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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