Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen vs Fusion Water MAGIC SPF: 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)

ISDIN Fusion Water MAGIC SPF

Isdin

Fusion Water MAGIC SPF

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Water-based emulsion with undisclosed waterproofing agents

Confidence

45%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleEmulsion instability and leachate from undisclosed waterproofing agents

PossiblePhotostability and photocatalytic breakdown of UV filters

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 Isdin.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Emulsion instability and leachate from undisclosed waterproofing agents and Photostability and photocatalytic breakdown of UV filters on the Isdin and not on the Derma E.
  • The Derma E is Mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide base where the Isdin is Water-based emulsion with undisclosed waterproofing agents, 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 Isdin 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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