Daily Sun Serum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen vs Face and Body Stick SPF 40: 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)
Sun Bum Original
Face and Body Stick SPF 40
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils
PossibleOrganic UV filter photostability and accumulation
PossibleUnspecified waterproofing agent leachables
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 Sun Bum Original.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and essential oils, Organic UV filter photostability and accumulation and Unspecified waterproofing agent leachables on the Sun Bum Original and not on the Derma E.
- The Derma E is Mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide base where the Sun Bum Original is wax stick with waterproofing agent (unspecified), 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 Sun Bum Original 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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