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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane (non-intentional contaminant from surfactants/emulsifiers)
PossibleFragrance allergens (if fragrance is present)
Isdin
Fusion Water MAGIC SPF
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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