Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz vs Skin Treat Poreless Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20: which is safer?
Goddess Garden Natural Sunscreen SPF 30 6 oz is the clear pick. Tarte Skin Treat Poreless Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 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
Tarte
Skin Treat Poreless Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane contamination in fragrances or emulsifiers
PossibleAllergenic 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 Tarte.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane contamination in fragrances or emulsifiers and Allergenic fragrance components on the Tarte and not on the Goddess Garden.
- The Goddess Garden is mineral-based UV filters, plant-derived waxes where the Tarte is liquid/cream tinted moisturizer with SPF 20 (likely silicone, glycerin, pigment blend), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 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 Tarte 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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