I think green living compromises are a-okay. I think it’s smarter to lower your chemical burden in other areas, but if you want to spend less on organic food, and more on safe sunscreen, it’s fine with me.
The prices below, per year, are calculated for kids and adults who spend a decent amount of time outside and who are wearing sunscreen correctly.
If price is no object, the sunscreens below are rated top of the line by advocates like Safe Mama and EWG, meaning, these are likely the safest sunscreens you can buy.
Purple Prairie SunStuff SPF 30
- annual cost per kid $756
- annual cost per adult $1,260
Badger All Natural Sunscreen, SPF 30 (or any other Badger sunscreen) - $4.69 per oz
- annual cost per kid $1,407
- annual cost per adult $2,345
All Terrain KidSport SPF 30 Natural Sunscreen Spray - $3.71 per oz
- annual cost per kid $1,113
- annual cost per adult $1,855
Miessence Reflect Outdoor Balm - $8.55 per oz.
- annual cost per kid $2,567
- annual cost per adult $4,275
Poofy Organics All Natural Sunscreen - $4.40 per oz
- annual cost per kid $1,322
- annual cost per adult $2,200
Eco Logical Skin Care Body Sunscreen - $4.53 per oz
- annual cost per kid $1,358
- annual cost per adult $2,265
ThinkBaby sunscreen SPF 30+
- annual cost per kid $
- annual cost per adult $
Loving Naturals Clear Body SPF 30+ Sunscreen Non-Nano Zinc Oxide UVA/UVB
- annual cost per kid $1,558
- annual cost per adult $2,595
Elemental Herbs Sunscreen Kids SPF 30
- annual cost per kid $1,113
- annual cost per adult $1,855
UV Natural SPF 30+ Baby Sunscreen
- annual cost per kid $
- annual cost per adult $
Marie Veronique Kid Safe Screen, SPF 25+
- annual cost per kid $2,111
- annual cost per adult $3,520
Episencial Sunny Sunscreen SPF 35
- annual cost per kid $1,124
- annual cost per adult $1,875
Erbaviva Baby Sunscreen 
- annual cost per kid $2,280
- annual cost per adult $3,800
SPF 30 Children’s Unscented Sensitive Skin Sunscreen
- annual cost per kid $1,650
- annual cost per adult $2,750
California Baby SPF 30 + Sunscreen Lotion
- annual cost per kid $2,274
- annual cost per adult $3,790
Mama Rose’s Naturals SunBlocker All Natural Sunscreen – $5.00 per oz
- annual cost per kid $1,500
- annual cost per adult $2,500
Beyond Coastal Natural Clear SPF 30
- annual cost per kid $1,219
- annual cost per adult $2,030
Climb On! Sunblock
- annual cost per kid $1,517
- annual cost per adult $2,525
Coola MineralBaby SPF 45 Moisturizer Unscented
- annual cost per kid $3,400
- annual cost per adult $5,665
Green Beaver KIDS SPF 30 Sunscreen Certified Organic
- annual cost per kid $1,899
- annual cost per adult $3,165
BurnOut SPF 30+ KIDS Physical Sunscreen
- annual cost per kid $1,799
- annual cost per adult $3,000
The lowest priced safe sunscreen:
At $2.52 per oz, Purple Prairie SunStuff SPF 30 is your most cost effective choice if sunscreen with fewer chemicals is your goal. It’ll cost you about $756 to sunscreen a smaller child all year with this sunscreen and $1,260 to cover an adult or bigger kid. This is still pricey though, as a family of four with two young kids would need to shell out $4,032 annually.
That said, there are WAY more expensive options. The most costly safe sunscreen you can buy is Coola MineralBaby SPF 45 Moisturizer Unscented
Can’t afford these options?
If all of these sunscreens seem too expensive, consider panicking less about chemicals and check out my lower-price sunscreen list.
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