Best Mineral Korean Sunscreens
Only two sunscreens in our catalog are actually confirmed mineral-only, not the three or four you might expect. Here's why, and what to buy instead if a hybrid works for you too.
A genuinely mineral sunscreen uses zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or both as its only UV filter, no chemical (organic) filters mixed in. That's a narrower category than 'contains a mineral filter,' which several hybrid sunscreens in this catalog also satisfy without actually being mineral-only.
Why these picks
After checking every sunscreen in our catalog against its confirmed ingredient list, only two are verified mineral-only: AESTURA Derma UV365 and Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun+, both confirming zinc oxide with no chemical filter alongside it. Several others contain a real mineral filter but are self-described hybrids, not mineral-only, Cell Fusion C, COSRX Aloe, d'Alba, and TOCOBO's sun stick all explicitly market themselves as combining chemical and mineral filters, so they're excluded here even though a mineral component is genuinely present. Etude SoonJung is excluded for the opposite reason: its confirmed ingredient list has no mineral filter at all, despite sometimes being grouped with gentle, sensitive-skin-adjacent sunscreens.
Our budget pick: Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun+
Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun+ runs $0.38 per milliliter ($19.00 for 50mL). Confirmed zinc oxide alongside centella, heartleaf, sodium hyaluronate, tocopherol, and ectoin, a real Olive Young #3 placement in 2024, from a dermatologist-founded brand. Expect some white-cast risk, common to zinc-oxide formulas.
Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun+: $0.38/mL. Confirmed mineral zinc oxide, fragrance-free, a real Olive Young #3, the more affordable of the two genuinely mineral-only picks.
Our premium pick: AESTURA Derma UV365
AESTURA Derma UV365 runs $0.80 per milliliter ($32.00 for 40mL), the highest price per mL among sunscreens tracked. Confirmed 100% mineral zinc oxide alongside real Ceramide NP, sodium hyaluronate, and allantoin, a genuine barrier-care formula layered onto the mineral filter. The brand's clinical improvement percentages are brand-reported, not independently verified.
AESTURA Derma UV365 Barrier Hydro Mineral Sunscreen: $0.80/mL. Confirmed 100% mineral zinc oxide plus real barrier-care ingredients, fragrance-free, the more premium of the two picks.
See our full mineral vs. derma-positioned comparison, or browse the rest of our sunscreen coverage.
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Price checked 9/15/2026
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Frequently asked
What Korean sunscreens are genuinely mineral-only?
After checking confirmed ingredient lists across our catalog, only AESTURA Derma UV365 and Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun+ are verified as mineral-only, both using zinc oxide with no chemical filter alongside it.
Are COSRX Aloe, Cell Fusion C, and d'Alba Tone-Up mineral sunscreens?
They contain a real mineral filter (titanium dioxide) but are explicitly self-described hybrids, combining it with chemical filters, so they aren't mineral-only.
Which mineral sunscreen is cheaper, Dr.G or AESTURA?
Dr.G, at $0.38 per milliliter versus AESTURA's $0.80 per milliliter, though AESTURA adds real barrier-care ingredients (Ceramide NP, sodium hyaluronate) on top of the mineral filter.