Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Sun Bum Sunscreen Lotion 70 SPF: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Sun Bum Sunscreen Lotion 70 SPF 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
Sun Bum Sunscreen Lotion 70 SPF
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedUndisclosed waterproofing agents (possible PFAS or alternatives)
PossibleTitanium dioxide or zinc oxide inhalation risk (particulate)
PossibleFragrance allergens (if present in lotion base)
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 Undisclosed waterproofing agents (possible PFAS or alternatives), Titanium dioxide or zinc oxide inhalation risk (particulate) and Fragrance allergens (if present in lotion base) on the Sunbum and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Sunbum is organic sunscreen lotion (waterproof formulation), 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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