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What we foundOur own screening — every ingredient graded, then set beside the category best sellers.
The dhaliora verdict
How this pick earned its score
Every ingredient is graded on an EWG-style scale, then weighted with our own use-experience and curation read into one Dhaliora score.
The category's best sellers below are scored with the same formula.
Our pick
A mineral-only SPF50+ PA++++ sunscreen built on 17% non-nano zinc oxide — reef-friendly, fragrance-free, and the #1 sun cream in Hwahae's 2025 first-half efficacy awards.
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Sun Bum Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50Chemical SPF50 body sunscreen lotion
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Mediheal Madecassoside Moisture Sun SerumSerum-texture cica chemical sunscreen
Why ours wins — A light serum-texture cica sunscreen, but chemical-filtered — ours delivers the cica in a mineral-only formula that sensitive eyes tolerate better.
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Goodal Houttuynia Cordata Calming Sun CreamHeartleaf calming chemical sun cream
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Scores are Dhaliora's composite reading — ingredient safety screened against publicly available data (EWG-style 1–10), weighted with our own use-experience and curation judgment. Not a third party's score, and not medical advice.
Why it works
What this formula actually does
Built around non-nano zinc oxide 17% + cica + 3 hyaluronic acids and screened ingredient by ingredient — here is what earns its place.
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One filter, mineral only
17% non-nano zinc oxide is the entire filter system — no chemical filters, no eye sting, with butyloctyl salicylate boosting so it still spreads like a moisture cream.
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Reef-friendly by formula
No oxybenzone and no octinoxate — the two UV filters banned in Hawaii — and no added fragrance or drying alcohol.
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Award-ranked Korean favorite
#1 sun cream/lotion in Hwahae's 2025 first-half efficacy awards (sun care, moisture type), rated 4.57 across 825 reviews — spreadability and zero irritation lead the praise.
Ingredient transparency
Read it like a label, not a promise
We publish the full ingredient list and risk ratings so you can check it against your own sensitivities.
Grades are our own EWG-style reading — not a third party's proprietary score, and not medical advice.
SIDMOOL · fully listed
32 ingredients, screened
9.6/ 10 · Dhaliora score
32fully listed
32low-risk
0mid-risk
0high-risk
Risk distribution · 32 graded
Low — well-tolerated · 32
Mid — use-rated · 0
High — patch-test · 0
Free ofFragrance-freeOxybenzone-freeOctinoxate-freeAlcohol-freeNon-nano
Hero ingredient — Non-nano Zinc Oxide 17% + Cica + 3 Hyaluronic Acids.
WaterSolvent
Zinc Oxide (17%)Mineral UV Filter
Propylheptyl CaprylateEmollient
Butyloctyl SalicylateSPF Booster
PropanediolHumectant
Coco-Caprylate/CaprateEmollient
Caprylyl MethiconeEmollient
IsododecaneTexture
Methyl TrimethiconeTexture
Methyl Methacrylate CrosspolymerSoft-Focus Powder
Bambusa Vulgaris (Bamboo) ExtractSoothing
Centella Asiatica ExtractSoothing
Houttuynia Cordata ExtractSoothing
Sodium HyaluronateHumectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic AcidHumectant
Sodium Acetylated HyaluronateHumectant
Betula Platyphylla Japonica JuiceHydrating Sap
PanthenolSoothing
Disteardimonium HectoriteStabilizer
Magnesium SulfateStabilizer
TriethoxycaprylylsilanePigment Coating
1,2-HexanediolPreservative
Polyglyceryl-2 DipolyhydroxystearateEmulsifier
PolymethylsilsesquioxaneSoft-Focus Powder
Glyceryl CaprylatePreservative
Caprylyl GlycolPreservative
EthylhexylglycerinPreservative
TocopherolAntioxidant
Butylene GlycolHumectant
Pentylene GlycolHumectant
How grades are set — Dhaliora screens each ingredient against publicly available safety data (EWG-style 1–10). Grades reflect our own reading, not any third party's proprietary score, and are not medical advice.
Our take
Mineral sunscreens usually make you choose: clean filters or a wearable finish. Deokmani runs 17% non-nano zinc oxide as its only filter, then borrows a trick from chemical formulas — a salicylate booster — so it spreads and wears like a moisture cream, which is how it took #1 sun cream in Hwahae's 2025 first-half efficacy awards. Reef-friendly with no oxybenzone or octinoxate, fragrance- and alcohol-free, with cica and three hyaluronic acids riding along. Best for sensitive eyes and mineral-only users; the trade-offs are a dewy finish and a soft tone-up. Our screening grades all 32 ingredients low-risk.
Worth knowing
- Dewy, not matteThe most-cited gripe is an oily, moist finish — very oily skin may prefer a matte sunscreen. This is the moisture type by design.
- Soft tone-up finishZinc leaves a subtle natural brightening rather than a white cast; deeper skin tones should still expect a slight tone-up.
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What buyers reportDrawn from customer reviews of this product, not from us.
AI review insights
A mineral sunscreen that spreads like a moisture cream.
Across 825 Hwahae reviews the strongest signals are spreadability and zero irritation — rare praise for a 100% mineral formula.
825Hwahae Reviews
4.57Hwahae Avg. Rating
#7Sun Cream (Moisture) Ranking
Strengths
Frictions — read as fit guidance
E
Erin
“Chemical sunscreens make my eyes water by noon — this one never stings, and it doesn't drag like the mineral formulas I've given up on.”
An AI-generated representative voice, based on aggregated Korean customer review signals. Not a real customer.J
Joo
“It spreads like a moisturizer and leaves a soft brightening, so on bare-face days it is my sunscreen and my base in one.”
An AI-generated representative voice, based on aggregated Korean customer review signals. Not a real customer.P
Priya
“No new breakouts since switching, which is everything for my skin — just know the finish is moist, not matte.”
An AI-generated representative voice, based on aggregated Korean customer review signals. Not a real customer.Good fit if
- Sensitive skin and eyes that react to chemical filters
- Mineral-only users tired of thick, draggy zinc formulas
- Bare-face days that want a soft natural tone-up
Set expectations
- A matte finish — this is the dewy moisture type
- Foundation-like coverage — it is protection with a soft tone-up
- Zero cast on deep skin tones — zinc brightens slightly
All insights in this section are AI-generated analyses of individual customer reviews. They describe common patterns — not medical advice.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is it mineral or chemical?+
100% mineral — 17% non-nano zinc oxide is the only UV filter. Butyloctyl salicylate is an SPF booster and texture helper, not a filter.
Does it leave a white cast?+
It leaves a soft natural tone-up rather than a chalky cast — 167 of 825 Hwahae reviewers count the tone-up as a plus. Deeper skin tones should still expect slight brightening.
Is it reef-safe?+
It contains no oxybenzone and no octinoxate — the two UV filters banned in Hawaii for reef damage — and the brand formulates it as coral-safe.
Will it sting my eyes?+
Mineral filters don't volatilize the way chemical ones can, and the brand completed an ocular-membrane irritation test. 86 reviewers specifically praise it for no eye sting.
Is it good for oily skin?+
It is the moisture type — the finish is dewy, and an oily feel is the most-cited gripe (80 of 825 reviews). Oily skin can wear it, but matte-finish fans should know what they are getting.
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