Wild Carrot Herbals Blue Tansy Facial Moisturizer vs Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen: which is safer?

Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Wild Carrot Herbals Blue Tansy Facial Moisturizer

Blue Tansy

Wild Carrot Herbals Blue Tansy Facial Moisturizer

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Water-based facial moisturizer (organic oils, plant extracts, emulsifiers)

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed blend components)

PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing preservatives

PossibleOxidation and rancidity of organic oils

Our pick

Derma E

Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide base

Confidence

88%

Possible1,4-dioxane (non-intentional contaminant from surfactants/emulsifiers)

PossibleFragrance allergens (if fragrance is present)

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens (undisclosed blend components), Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Oxidation and rancidity of organic oils and 1,4-dioxane contamination (ethoxylated emulsifiers) on the Blue Tansy and not on the Derma E.
  • We flag 1,4-dioxane (non-intentional contaminant from surfactants/emulsifiers) and Fragrance allergens (if fragrance is present) on the Derma E and not on the Blue Tansy.
  • The Blue Tansy is Water-based facial moisturizer (organic oils, plant extracts, emulsifiers) where the Derma E is Mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide base, 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 Derma E is the one to buy.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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