Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen vs Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40: which is safer?

Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen is the clear pick. Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

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)

Why this gradeBuy

Ilia Beauty

Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 47/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

pigments, emollients, silicones, SPF actives

Confidence

45%

PossibleHeavy metals in pigments

ReportedSilicone buildup and occlusion

PossibleUV filter stability in emulsion

Why this grade

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 Ilia Beauty.
  • We flag Heavy metals in pigments, Silicone buildup and occlusion and UV filter stability in emulsion on the Ilia Beauty and not on the Derma E.
  • The Derma E is Mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide base where the Ilia Beauty is pigments, emollients, silicones, SPF actives, 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 Derma E is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Ilia Beauty grade, at 45% 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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