The Best Australian Made Mineral Sunscreens

Welcome to 2022, if you're enjoying soaking up the sweet sunshine like me, you should be using a good sunscreen.

For the last few months I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect mineral sunscreen, I’ve researched ingredients like you wouldn’t believe and tested numerous brands and let me tell you, not all sunscreens are created equal.

Before I started researching my criteria seemed pretty straightforward:

• Suitable for the whole family
• As natural as possible
• Water-resistant
• Non greasy
• Easy to apply to kids
• Australian Made

After going down a Google rabbit hole on all things sunscreen, I learnt a hell of a lot and added more to my perfect sunscreen criteria, check it out in my latest journal post.

But without further ado, here's my top Aussie Made Sunscreen picks.

Price Range | $29 - 50ml, $89 - 200ml

SPF Rating | 30

Hours Coverage | 4hrs

Safe For | Everyone! Babies under 6mths - Adults, those with allergies & sensitive skin and pregnant & breastfeeding mamas.

Best For | Wearing with makeup.

Made with use 9 ingredients The Kind Sunscreen keeps it simple while ticking all the boxes. Like many products that we feature, The Kind Sunscreen was made by a mama who struggled to find the perfect sunscreen for her sons sensitive skin.

The Kind Sunscreen is as its name suggests, safe and kind for all humans, babes, kids, breastfeeding & pregnant mamas and those with sensitive skin, while also being kind to the environment, made from sustainably sourced ingredients. It’s also fragrance free, vegan and reef safe.

This is a beautiful sunscreen to use particularly under makeup, it glides on smoothly and doesn’t leave a shiny film on your skin, perfect as a daily makeup bag essential or a beach bag staple.

Price Range | $42 - 120ml

SPF Rating | 30

Hours Coverage | 80mins

Safe For | Everyone! Babies under 6mths - Adults, those with allergies & sensitive skin and pregnant & breastfeeding mamas.

Best For | Quickly applying to the kids.

Another winning Australian Made sunscreen with minimal ingredients is Mother SPF. You can be guaranteed this sunscreen is free of all the nasties as it was developed by a  daughter for her mother who had been diagnosed with Cancer with the aim to make a sunscreen free of toxic ingredients.

The mother of all natural sunscreen made from sustainably sourced certified organic ingredients, it's reef safe, vegan, cruelty free and just downright good for your skin.

I’ve found Mother SPF to be my go to for the kids, it’s consistency is perfect for applying quickly, because what kid enjoys wearing sunscreen? The bright packaging also makes it easy to locate in an overflowing beach bag or in the bottom of the pram.

Price Range | $45 - 120ml, $90 - 2 x 120ml

SPF Rating | 30

Hours Coverage | 4hrs

Safe For | Everyone! Babies under 6mths - Adults, those with allergies & sensitive skin and pregnant & breastfeeding mamas.

Best For | Dewy glow

Solèr SPF is a super chic newcomer to the block launching just before Christmas. Their intent is to create a sunscreen good for you with a minimal impact on the environment. Their all natural mineral sunscreen, free from synthetic chemicals, is fragrance free, cruelty free and perfect for sensitive skin.

We love that their commitment to giving back too. Each tube is made from recycled plastic collected from beaches, oceans and recycling plants, and they’ve teamed up with i=Change to donate $1 for every order to organisations dedicated to caring for our oceans and restoring our reefs, the best bit, you get to choose where your donation goes, choose from Clean the Sea, Restore the Land or Restore the Reef at the checkout.

Solèr SPF is great for the makeup bag as a daily beauty routine essential, it glides on smoothly and works perfectly under makeup giving a dewy glow. Save this one for yourself mama, it’s far to nice for the kids!

Price Range | $25 - 100ml

Best For | Removing mineral sunscreen.

If you've been lucky enough to have a sunny little getaway this holiday season you may be feeling like you're caked in sunscreen and sometimes it feels impossibly hard to get off!  Enter Winki Zinc.  Their Cleansing Oil made from certified organic, cold pressed oils and vitamin E is your go to when removing stubborn sunscreen and leaving your skin feeling ultra hydrated and plump.

Might I also mention that they also have a fab range of SPF 30 tinted mineral sunscreens that are perfect for daily wear in 4 different skin tones and 3 gorgeous SPF 30 lip and cheek tints too.

Created in the heart of the Victorian surf coast Winki Zinc's products not only care for the skin, they are all natural, free from chemicals and packed in biodegradable or recyclable packaging.

Our friends at Winki Zinc have been kind enough to offer 10% just use code SOFTLY10 at the checkout.

Image Credits: Feature image via Daniela Beleva, all other images via brands mentioned.