Summer is here! ☀️ Naturally, this brings up the question “which sunscreen should I pick?”
Paying attention to the ingredients is key. In fact, some frequently-used ingredients may be harmful not only to your health, but also to the environment, and more specifically, aquatic life.
However, to make things easier for you, we’ve selected 12 sunscreen products that are rated Excellent on the app ✅
| 1 |  | Baby Sunscreen SPF 50 - Thinkbaby Excellent - 93/100 Hypoallergenic and free of harmful chemicals. |
| 2 |  | Adventure Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 - Badger Excellent - 93/100 Unscented and cruelty-free. |
| 3 |  | Baby Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 - Coppertone Excellent - 93/100 Easy application and made with real cocoa butter. |
| 4 |  | Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF 50 - Blue Lizard Excellent - 93/100 Glides on easily, rubs in clear and dries smooth. |
| 5 |  | Safe Sunscreen SPF 50 - Thinkkids Excellent - 93/100 Non-sticky application for kids. |
| 6 |  | Sport Lotion Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 - 365 Everyday Value Excellent - 93/100 Contains 80% organic ingredients and is NSF certified. |
| 7 |  | Face + Body Lotion Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 - Raw Elements Excellent - 93/100 Reef-friendly and waterproof. |
| 8 |  | Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 - First Aid Beauty Excellent - 86/100 Non-greasy and doesn’t leave a white cast. |
| 9 |  | Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 - Pipette Excellent - 83/100 A nontoxic, fragrance-free lotion. |
| 10 |  | Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 - Avène Excellent - 83/100 Fast-absorbent with a lightweight texture. |
| 11 |  | Mineral Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 40 - Supergoop! Excellent - 83/100 Water and sweat resistant. |
| 12 |  | Coconut & Pineapple Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 - Native Excellent - 79/100 Vegan and perfect for sensitive skin. |
As with all of our rankings, this list has been created independently with no monetary influence from brands. To learn more about how these products were selected, you can click here.
⚠️ Some products from the same brand, or even the same line, may have almost identical packaging but completely different compositions! Be sure to scan the product to verify that it is the one listed in the ranking.
I thought I would give your app a try. My husband had a massive heart attack, and now only has 39% of viability of it. I found it very difficult to understand the mg versus the %. On the back labels. As a heart failure patient and wife of one. He needs to watch his potassium, sodium and Lipids (saturated fats). At first I was amazed at the app. I was starting to tell everyone about it. I was about the become a member when I thought. Let me dig into these products further before I decide to chose this commitment.
– I wish I could attach a photo. I would like to inform you that your sunscreen that you have listed the —***SUPERGOOP MINERAL 40 is absolutely NOT safe to use. The 1st ingredient in that is a cancer agent. AVOBENZONE 3%. This causes cancer. Look at the lawsuit against banana boat sunscreen. The images of those poor infants and children. Also, look into the next 2 after that. Please if you do something like this make sure it’s legit.
– I’am a Medical Aesthetic Educator and teach about these ingredients every day in skin care lines.
– I really now am second guessing the food items now. Please help me to believe in your app more.
Why are stores now purposely covering the sku number on products do they cant be scanned by Yuka
What kind of spray sunscreen is safe?
I appreciate your information about which are the healthiest snacks. I am vegetarian and would like to know which are the best choices for getting protein, that doesn’t have soy. I hope I can find these products in a store near me. Thank you very much.
The only problem with Yuka is you have to either buy the item or be in a store to scan barcodes. I buy most items online so I can’t scan them b4 I buy. Please make a way where we can enter product without barcode.
Hi Lulu. If you pay for the premium membership you will be able to use a search bar to look up items. Or a little trick my son came up with, is that if he looks up a picture of an item’s barcode on his phone, I can sometimes scan it with my phone if the picture is clear enough. Hope that helps!
Bought the 365 Everday Value from Whole Foods and it’s awful. Very greasy. I couldn’t wash to wash it off. Might have good ingredients but very greasy.
I love this ap! Items I thought were healthy… nope!
Any spray on sunscreen at Walmart that is “good”?
Yes. It’s called “Native”!
I just love Yuka iv learned a lot since iv used it and now I’m going to buy some sun screen so thank you 😊 .
Excellent job 👏
I have indeed put products back whenever the scanner indicates a poor or red “light!”
J
I love Yuka & I use it everytime I go shopping.
I was surprised to see items that I thought were good were way on the bottom! I was shocked!! How do u scan items with the store barcode over the original barcode??
I ‘Yuka-checked’ a variety of sunscreen products for safety and reef-friendly qualities for family members to use during a family vacation in the Caribbean. I also searched another web site as back up. I was able to rule out many of the popular brands based on good information. Thank you for the information.
Thank you for your sun screen suggestions, very useful. I tell everyone I know about your App and they all find it very useful and informative. Is there any way to find out how Mary Kay products rate. I have used their products for many many years but I notice they don’t have a bar code to scan!
I would like to know about how to screen other brands without barcodes too. I subscribe with melaleuca and they have no barcodes.
My (then) 11 year old daughter turned me on to your app about two years ago. We both love it and I have happily shared it with everyone I know and work with. I won’t purchase anything without it now! Honestly the app I use the most on my phone…really. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you for sending me about sunscreen. I could not find good sunscreen at the stores cuz there are too many junk sunscreens.
Thanks for the suggestions. I have been scanning everything, and I was just wondering what to replace my “poor” sunscreen with!
I absolutely love your app & I so appreciate all your help in making it easier, WAYYYYYY EASIER, to make healthy choices for myself & family!!! I tell literally EVERYONE about your app!!! Thank you
Thanks. I have been using other mineral sprays not on this list.
Please provide a list of safe lip sunscreens sometime if possible.
Thank you so much for these recommendations! I was looking around at sunscreen wondering what I should get!
I see you have Unseen sunscreen from Supergoop rated as 83%. This was not the rate you previously had. The rate was much lower than that. For months I have been trying to change and try new sunscreens that might be better because of that rate you previously had. I would always buy Unseen. I don’t understand the change to an 83%-excellent that you have now.
Thank you for your feedback and my apologies for any confusion this may cause.
A product’s rating can change for several reasons:
• The manufacturer has changed the composition of the product and the product sheet has been updated with the new recipe/formula.
• The risk level assigned to an ingredient or additive has been revised based on a review of new studies.
• There was an error in the application that has been corrected in the meantime.
I hope this helps!
Thank you for the list of the top sunscreens. Are there any sunscreens that are excellent or good that come in a spray or pump option?
Thank you for all you do❤️
When I scanned super goop few months ago it was poor and now is excelent, what changed?!
That’s exactly what happened to me. Don’t understand why it changed.
Thank you for your feedback and my apologies for any confusion this may cause.
A product’s rating can change for several reasons:
• The manufacturer has changed the composition of the product and the product sheet has been updated with the new recipe/formula.
• The risk level assigned to an ingredient or additive has been revised based on a review of new studies.
• There was an error in the application that has been corrected in the meantime.
I hope this helps! 😊
Are there any sunscreen sprays which are good?
I would love to know that as well. Lotion based sunscreens are not always ideal.
Thank you for list of great sunscreens. I have been searching and scanning.
Thank you for taking out the guess work if they’re safe for us!
What moisturizer with sun screen do you recommend?
Thank you for continuing to update your site. I use Yuka all the time. I especially like the recommendation for substitution for the item that I scanned it makes shopping a little faster. But shopping is slow because there are so many poisonous chemicals in our food. The government is trying to kill us depopulation is Bill Gates latest endeavor
Yuka is an amazing app., and also very addictive! I have more insight on so many products, foods, drinks, etc. that I use or consume daily. One of the best apps I have ever downloaded!
Thank you.
I don’t see LBri nor Norwex products in items evaluated. Is it because these products are not sold in stores? Thanks.
Thank you. Very helpful 👍
I’m so glad to be a paying member. This app is well-worth the money and more. I use it all the time and I appreciate your suggestions. I’ve shared your app with many friends and family. Thank you for doing the leg work on all these products. You are appreciated more than you know.
Thank you! I have anther sunscreen recommended by Yuka also. 100/100.
what is it?
Would you be adding a section on vegan and cruel free companies?
Thank you very much for you add!
I was interested in knowing what my dogs are eating and how safe their food and treats are. Will you be reviewing pets foods soon? Thank you!
Unfortunately, Yuka does not analyse pet foods at the present time. Their composition is quite different, and we do not currently have a method of analysis specifically designed for these products.
Please know we don’t exclude the possibility of expanding the app to these foods as we have our own furry friends we care for! 🐶🐈
I recommend giving a short blurb on why these sunscreens were picked. Simply just listing them is not very helpful and having to trying to click here and there on your website trying to figure it out is too time consuming. List the items then state why these items were chosen as the top 12 sunscreens. For example: “does not contain which is a carcinogen, allergen, pollutant etc, contains *** and state why the what it contains is better”
On the app where you pay there are “positives”, “negatives” and “options” listed under each item. It seems fairly informative to me?!
It’s funny, I was going out this weekend to purchase some for my face and body, thank you so much for the help…I love Yuka…..
thank you
much thanks – timely
Thanks so much! This will really help out for those bright sunny days we are sure to get this summer! Happy summer everyone! ☀️🍉🌻🕶️⛱️
What’s the best rated facial sunscreen for adults?
Thank you 😊
Thank you!
Thank you for this. It will save me so much time searching through sunscreens online 👍
Which of these work best under make-up?
Thank you all ! This is a great App please just stay true to telling the truth. I use the App all the time and have told many people
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this list of sunscreens. I’m at the beach all summer in Md. and it’s been difficult to find something nontoxic (mineral based zinc) that didn’t leave a white cast and had nice skin loving ingredients. Im going to try the blue lizard stick. I use your app all the time!!!
I tell everyone about this app!
It’s the best! Thank you for helping us buy products that are not harmful to us!
Thank you for this!
Thank you for the great app.
Thank you!
what about protein powders
I love this app. I have recently been diagnosed gluten intolerant. I can scan so many items in the store to find just what I need. Keep up the good work 🫶
What about top rated sprays?
Many thanks very helpful
Thank you! I needed this
I love doTERRA’s all natural sunscreen line as well as their after sun restorative spray. There are no bar codes so I haven’t been able to get a rating on it. Is there any other way to get a rate on them?
https://doterra.me/3IGpP6
I’m a DoTerra fan too. I see this is only an SPF of 30 not enough for my fair skin. I do agree ,It would be awesome if Yuka could rate this product
I understand! Their face and body sunscreen stick is SPF 40 which is better.
I appreciate Yuka every time is helpful thank you very much you consider my opinion
I would love to see European sunscreens reviewed such as Isdin. There’s also a fabulous one made in Australia called Ultra Violet
Very good information I shared with my family and friends they were surprise about some of the products they used.
I love shopping with this Yuka app. because I find healthier choices of great products…Thanks Yuka.
Is there a good spray sunscreen
Badger has that sunscreen in a metal container, so no plastic! I would rate higher for the metal container one. Thanks!
This is the best app ever.
So easy to use and super helpful
I love the yucca app when I’m shopping for food it helps me pick out better choices.
Thank you for your help.
When I was looking at sunscreens while using this app the suggestions that were made are not even on this list and some of the ones that are were rated as poor when I scanned them. Hmmm…
Yeah, it is a scam. Just look at the ingredients; if it says Zinc Oxide or Titanium Oxide you’re fine. Any other ingredient I would avoid.
I love your app. Some of the organic things I have been buying we’re not all that great and I would’ve never known without the app. Thank you so much for the info on sunscreen because I’ve been very concerned with some of the reports lately about the healthy versions that aren’t so healthy but we live in Florida so it’s important, especially for the grandkids that don’t avoid the sun.
Thank you for all the work putting this together! I love the Yuka app
Love this up and the creators behind the scene. Thank you so much for all you do. Thanks to the app I make better choices with what I am using for my body by eating healthier and avoiding harmfull ingredients. I pay very much attention to labels now and I am teaching my young children to scan the ingredients too and avoid the harmful ones. Yuka is truly making a difference. Thank you.
Thank you 😊 this was so helpful
Absolutely love tae Yuka app! It shows me so many food products that you thought were healthy and filled with harmful additives. A must get app!
Hey I wanted to ask you I have paid for Yuka I can’t get it to pick up the the code to see if it’s ok or not. Please tell me what to do. P.s. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it.
So helpful!
Yuka is changing our lives and teaching me how to select the best food and products for our family. I’ve shared this with so many friends and they all love the app too. Thank you!
Where can you buy these sunscreens?
Depending where you are located and what stores around you carry you can find some at places like target and Walmart but most, if not all can also be found on Amazon!
Sprouts has badger and think.
Please give a list of where to purchase these sunscreens. I am also concerned about the environment. Thank you.
Google is your best friend when looking where to purchase a product.
Very helpful!! Thank you !
Live for this App ! Has stopped me from
Impulse buying and better choices !
Thank you for this review.
Just a few words to express how much I appreciate it your newsletter and especially your app!
Excellent work!!!
Please don’t sell out or get corrupted by money or advertisements!!
Great ! I have grandchildren which have been discussing which is the best sunscreen. I will be happy to show them this information.
Thank you for your help, and for teaching how to take better care of ourselves
What about nonplastic sunscreen options? Would be great to have a zero waste list.
Attitude https://attitudeliving.com/collections/sun-care carries non plastic sunscreen options and they are EWG verified. And, I also love the Yuka app!
Thank for your help ❤️
Thank you! How about the Asian sunscreen? How about the Australian sunscreen?
We’ve been using Supergoop for 2 years now and love it. Both my granddaughters have sensitive skin and are not bothered by this sunscreen at all.
Thanks for your hard work
How do I access your recommendations for various categories Is this an additional subscription?
I tried #3 and it is very difficult to wash off. This is a big detractor for me. Any way to rate washability?
I love your email updates! Thank you!
Thank you for this timely post.
Looking to see what you say about DoTerra sunscreen line?
Thanks for this one. I get frustrated trying to find a decent sunscreen that’s not full of chemicals. I have lots of skin cancers and am sensitive to a lot of name brands and hate using them. Much appreciated, Yuka!
Excellent,
thank you so much. Perhaps yuka could providing discount coupons of the highly rated items.
Are there any spray suntan sunscreens that rate high?
I want to be a member! I love this app and have used it a lot. I don’t know my number to put it but I’m willing to pay. Could I do it over the phone? Thank you for the work you do.
Wish there was a non-mineral option. Mineral sunscreens are so heavy and just really bad for me!
Thank you for this list! Did you evaluate Black Girl Sunsreen or Kinlo in your tests? They don’t leave a white residue on deeper skin tones.
I love this app and share it with other people! I scan everything because I try to use all non toxic products. I read “ The Toxin Solution “ and was horrified at how toxic things are !
I also make sure that all my products are vegan and cruelty free.
I use organic cold pressed carrot seed oil has an spf 35-40 & also organic beef tallow that I whip myself. I’m Leary of store brands now because of hidden ingredients they don’t disclose on the label
Love your app!🫶🏻 Thank you.
Also looking for a good sunscreen spray that is clear and not white.
I want a sunblock that is not greasy. I am a 79 yo man living in Florida. I need at lease ya “50” as I am half Norwegian so my skin besides being white is also old
Thank you
Thank you for helping me with products other than food 😊
Thank you, Julie for always giving such great information. I absolutely love this app and appreciate your concern so much. I tell everybody about this particular app.!! 👍❤️
Yuka is my favorite APP to use!
I wish the app suggestions compared Apples to apples. I scan a moisturizer with sunscreen and all suggestions are just for sunscreen alone
On a trip I stopped into one of the drugstores, I grabbed a can of Alba Botanica Coconut Sunscreen Spray SPF 50. I’ve been eagerly waiting to repurchase it. I highly recommend!
Thank you so much for this wonderful information.
So desperately needed.
One of the best sunscreens out and has been for a long time is Image. They just came out with a mineral sunscreen with 18.1% zinc.
I love the app , I share it with everyone
I love your app! 🙂 it ‘s a lifesaver when you’re older and can’t read the labels.
Thank you for this important information. So hard today to find healthy products, especially sunscreen.
Have you evaluated the New Mineral Facial Sunblock spf 30 from Mary Kay?
I don’t think any multi marketing companies like Mary Kay, Melaleuca, young Living etc use bar codes so there is no way to scan. I would love to know that info.
I’m VERY excited to join today! For years I was shopping and worrying about bad chemicals! Please continue to provide this invaluable resource!+
Thank you !! I love your app & use it all the time. When people see me using your app they want to get it too
Thank you so much. I’ve had a transplant and am very careful with what I wear for sunscreen. I look for your input often.
Thank You Julie For All You Do
Are any of these better for darker skin? So many sunscreens turn darker skin purple. I’ve been using the TJ’s on but I see its rated horribly on the app.
Have you tried Black Girl Sunscreen or Kinlo? I haven’t scanned them with the Yuka app yet, but have used Black Girl Sunscreen and it’s nice.
You are appreciated!
Please include Avasol on your list. It is clean, reef safe, and environmentally sustainably packaged
Love using the app. I grocery shop with it all the time
Appreciate your work – need all the help we can get in this world full of chemicals and pollution☹️
Thanks for informing us, our FDA regulations are so low that we must rely on your app to avoid a ton of dangerous products offered to legally on store shelves. Long live Yuka!
Perfect timing! I am purchasing some this weekend for an upcoming trip. This app and the people behind it have been life changing! TY!
Thank you for doing the hard work for us !
Thank you for keeping us healthy!! Ya’ll do a wonderful Job!!
Thanks everyone for helping about the all good stuff and products for me you’re a good job thanks again
Thank you for all you do, love the app!
Thanks for sharing this. I so appreciate this app. Use it often.
I love your app. I use it everyday. I feel like I am your ambassador since I get so many people to download the app.
Thank you for having the fore site for this beneficial product.
Thank you for helping our community with safe sunscreen choices. I have been really conflicted on which sunscreen to buy vs. what is recommended on social media platforms.
Can you please provide a list of safe sunscreens for the face only. I find that products used on my face have a much higher sensitivity to ingredients than my body.
Any that don’t leave you pasty white?
Thank you so much for this information! My dermatologist scolded me recently and I told her I have yet to find anything without toxic chemicals in them.
great timing ,I was thinking about this vary thing two days ago .Now I “go in” armed with knowledge.
Thanks ,Scott
I appreciate your information, It’s very helpful. Now I am more careful I read everything looking for better products. I hope Yuka gets in contact with the companies and suppliers of these harmful chemicals, products…Something has to change. I am not buying anything with harmful substances, I will try to stay away from them as much as possible and I am telling everyone who cares to listen and who cares to stay alive on this planet earth as long as possible. So I thank Yuka, keep the good work and I hope big corporations listen, Humanity deserves better❤️🙏😘
What about spray on sunscreens? Any of those or are these also ok in spray on formula?
I am very delighted to see that there are some good sunscreen because this stuff goes in your pores and some are not that healthy to use. Thank you for the research my daughter is out in the sun a lot in summer in her sun garden and she has to be careful in the sun the derm told her she needs to cover up cuz she had some skin issues from the sun she is an avid gardener.
I get what you are saying. But there is more to it than that. Using sunscreen of SPF 50 is recommended by dermatologists. Another thing you didn’t consider is it has to UVA and UVB protection.
YUKA is the Most Amazing App that I have ever experienced!!! I tell all my Friends about YUKA!! For all those people who want to eat and live healthy… I Thank You Yuka!!!
I share Yuka on all comments on social media where people are disgusted with what is in their food. I have turned so many people onto Yuka and also the Bobby app because they rate oils.😉. The two apps together are a match made in heaven. We love your app. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the info.
I’ve had a hard time finding any chapsticks with SPF that have a good score. Do you have any suggestions?
It would also be good to find a lip gloss that has a plumper in it that’s not harmful, but that’s probably unrealistic. (I tossed mine after I scanned it. It got a terrible score!)
I have scanned several of these sunscreens and they came back with poor ratings . Why did it change from good ratings to bad ?
Excelente información gracias por el dato !!!
Excellent app. I modified my nutrition with your recommendation.
Thanks!
Do you recommend a spray sunscreen for heads? My part gets burned but I don’t want a cream or oil in hair.
I’m interested in a safe 30 SPF sunscreen. I’ve read that anything over 30 is just a bunch of unsafe chemicals.
Great app. Using it to purchase groceries helped me lose 10 lbs in weight with no changes other than Yuka’s products quality rankings. Thank you.
Thanks so much!
Do you have some good choices for “spray-on” sunscreen?
Do any of those great sunscreens come in 8 or 15 spf?
I found Sky and Sol face and body sunscreen . It was rated excellent on your app. It only has 5 ingredients and does not leave your face oiy. Love it
Glad you have at least one reef safe would like to see more. Thanks
I would love to see studies on which of these actually work for keeping you from getting burned. I love that they have no harmful ingredients, but we’ve used a few, and my whole family got sunburns even after re-application. I don’t think that’s great for the skin or body either.
I used Native in curaçao. 🇨🇼
You just have to ensure you reapply it after you swim and every so many hours if you actually lay out in the sun. I even played 18 holes of golf with it there and I never got burnt once. I was there 7 days.
Thank you, this app saves a lot of time and money trying different brands of products, especially sunscreen!
Thanks-so happy I found you and I tell everyone-even stranger I’m stores
Thank you!!!
Thank you, good to know. I will get rid of the Neutrogena sun screen as well as the CVS Aftersun aloe vera gel I have in the cupboard. I love this app, it takes the frustration out of guessing what product is the best for me to purchase.
Sky & Sol has an even cleaner one which I find so nourishing! Also Rowe Casa Organics. Those two are my favorites.
https://skyandsol.co/collections/products
Very thankful for this app since my brother shared with me
Appreciate that you have made it easier to select a sunscreen! Do you have a list of sunscreens for the face too?
I love this app
Thank you!
Thanks !! Is a Good information
Thank you!
All are lotions
Any sprays that are good/ accepts
Be?
Most all will be lotions. Some are sticks. With the sprays I haven’t found any clean yet, myself.
Do you have a list of sunscreens with a light/dark base?
Love Yuka!!! 🥕💚🧡
Allergic to most sunscreens. This really helps!!
How many of these are clear? Not sheer, clear! For melanated skin. Doesn’t matter how high it’s rated of it leaves a white cast.
I would like to know the same thing. Which ones go on clear? I hate the white residue look. Thanks
Supergoop Unseen sunscreen – no white residue.
Love, love, Yuka. I scan everything that’s possible. I have highly sensitive skin so Yuka is a must for ingredients information
Thank you so much for the information.
Neora makes a clean sunscreen too!
Thank you for this! This is very helpful! Can you share ratings of sunscreen sprays? I prefer those as they don’t feel sticky.
How about La roche posey?
So glad you did an update on sunscreens. Yuka App is the best and I use all the time.
I really like the pipette brand of sunscreen. Remember to shake the bottle before applying.
This app is the best! My daughter showed me this app a few years ago and I showed
my 13 year old granddaughter. I tell people in the store when I’m shopping.
Love, love, love this app. I have shared the app info with family, friends
We took Native with us to Panama City beach last summer. It did not work!! My wife got sun poisoning and burned bad. I my self got burned bad. We got it because of it being a safer alternative but it did nothing for us! Actually ruined half our trip because we couldn’t move for 3 days
Use the Badger sunscreen, I apply it before a round of golf at high altitude/ island courses & never burn 🙌🏼😎
Native is NOT water resistant. That should’ve been stated clearly in the review.
Yes that is why it tells you on the bottle to reapply after swimming, sweating, or every 2-3 hours. None last all day unless they have extremely harsh chemicals. I used Native 7 days in curaçao 🇨🇼, played golf (18 holes), snorkeled, and I never got burnt or my husband.
Now the elevator fell several flights of stairs with him but that’s another story! Hurt his back pretty bad! He’s ok though lol
I am 67-year-old female and my younger daughter taught me about your app. I use it for all of my grocery shopping! I absolutely love it and I’m constantly telling my friends about it. I find it to be very educational and an informative.
I love this app, everyone in my family is using it. Thank you!
Are any of the tinted sunscreens safe?
SUNBAKED Glaze SPF 40
Please review. Thank you.
can you share sunscreen spray? thanks!
Love this App.
Thank you for the wonderful job you’re doing!
I use Korean sunscreen, far superior to any US sunscreens
I’ve heard Korean sunscreens are really good! Don’t have any recommendations?
*do you
Love, love, love this app. I have shared the app info with family, friends, and even strangers.