Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen vs Skin All Over Sun Milk Face & Body SPF 50: which is safer?

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

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)

Good Weather Skin All Over Sun Milk Face & Body SPF 50

Good Weather

Skin All Over Sun Milk Face & Body SPF 50

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Water-resistant cosmetic emulsion (oil-in-water base with silicones, UV filters, water-repellent additives)

Confidence

52%

Possible1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct in ethoxylated ingredients)

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleHeavy metals in inorganic UV filters (titanium dioxide, zinc oxide) or mineral pigments

Where these two actually differ

  • 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 Good Weather.
  • We flag 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct in ethoxylated ingredients), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Heavy metals in inorganic UV filters (titanium dioxide, zinc oxide) or mineral pigments and Preservative-related irritation or sensitization on the Good Weather and not on the Derma E.
  • The Derma E is Mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide base where the Good Weather is Water-resistant cosmetic emulsion (oil-in-water base with silicones, UV filters, water-repellent additives), 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.
  • We are less certain about the Good Weather grade, at 52% confidence against 88%, because it discloses less.

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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