What's actually in it
★★★★★ 5.0 from 13 verified buyers
You read every other label.
So here is ours. All fifteen ingredients, what each one does, and the six things that aren’t in there. Nothing saved for the fine print.
Shop Daily Defence Or read the list firstWhat’s in it
- ✓Grass-fed tallow
- ✓14% non-nano zinc
- ✓MCT oil
- ✓Vitamin E
- ✓Olive oil
- ✓… and 10 more, all below
What’s not
- ✕Oxybenzone
- ✕Octinoxate
- ✕Octocrylene
- ✕Homosalate
- ✕Avobenzone
- ✕Octisalate
Tallow feeds. Zinc sits on top.
Grass-fed tallow from New Zealand has a fatty acid profile close to human skin, so it absorbs instead of sitting there. Non-nano zinc does the opposite — the particles are too large to absorb, so they stay on the surface as a barrier against wind, salt water and chlorine.
Everything else in the bottle exists to carry those two and keep them stable.
Non-nano, and why it matters.
Everyone prints it. Almost nobody explains it. Nano particles are small enough to sink in. Non-nano zinc doesn’t — which is the whole point of a mineral barrier.
Ours is 14% of the formula. That number is on the bottle too.
Seen enough?
150ml, face and body, $44.99. The rest of this page is the full ingredient list.
All fifteen.
We list them all, not just the ones we want to talk about.
The two heroes
Three supporting
Ten that hold it together
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“Isn’t it just beef fat?”
Yes. That’s a fair thing to stop at.
Tallow was ordinary skincare for generations before cheaper industrial oils replaced it. Rendered properly it carries almost no scent of its own — which is why every review mentions it, unprompted.
“There’s no beef smell at all. The Strawberry scent is fresh and juicy with creamy undertones.”
★★★★★ Freya · verified buyer
What people actually say
“The smells are so good too and I feel heaps better knowing there’s no nasties in there either. It’s part of my morning routine with my coffee now.”
John M. · verified buyer
“It absorbs quickly, isn’t greasy, and leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated all day. Simple ingredients and great results.”
Rhianna · verified buyer
“Goes on really smooth and light onto skin. No heaviness or lumps like other tallow products.”
Pip
“No beef smell (they smell so good!) and it feels amazing and light weight on the skin.”
Darcey Kay
Now you’ve read the label.
150ml, made in Australia. Two scents.
Start here
One bottle
$44.99
150ml of Daily Defence in Coconut & Lime or Strawberry. Face and body, one step.
Pick your scent
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The 2-Pack
$79.98 $89.98
Both scents, or two of your favourite. Saves you $10 and lasts most people right through summer.
Get the 2-PackFifteen ingredients. All of them on the bottle.
Biggest organ you’ve got. Worth knowing what goes on it.
Shop Daily Defence Try bothDaily Defence is not a registered sunscreen. It is not TGA-registered and carries no SPF rating, so we make no sun protection claims.
