Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs ! Superscreen Hydrating Daily Cream SPF 40: 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

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

Supergoop! Superscreen Hydrating Daily Cream SPF 40

Supergoop

! Superscreen Hydrating Daily Cream SPF 40

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Water-based hydrating cream with SPF organic filters

Confidence

72%

PossibleOrganic UV filter photodegradation (particularly avobenzone)

PossibleFragrance allergens

PossiblePreservative sensitization (methylchloroisothiazolinone or similar in water-based creams)

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 Organic UV filter photodegradation (particularly avobenzone), Fragrance allergens and Preservative sensitization (methylchloroisothiazolinone or similar in water-based creams) 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-based hydrating cream with SPF organic filters, 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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