Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 2 Pack: which is safer?

Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 2 Pack 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

PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 2 Pack

Supergoop

PLAY Everyday Lotion SPF 50 2 Pack

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Water-resistant lotion base with mineral UV filters

Confidence

42%

LikelyPerfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water-resistance matrix

PossibleHeavy metals in mineral UV filter concentrates

PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components

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 Supergoop.
  • We flag Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water-resistance matrix, Heavy metals in mineral UV filter concentrates, Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components and Silicone accumulation on skin or in waterways on the Supergoop and not on the Goddess Garden.
  • The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Supergoop is Water-resistant lotion base with mineral 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 Supergoop grade, at 42% 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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