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Sun Bum.

Ingredient safety analysis based on 5 products in our database.

Safety Score

5.8/10

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Sun Bum

Cocoa Beach, FloridaFounded 2010

Safety Score5.8/10Concerning

Sun Bum was founded in 2010 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, by a group of friends who wanted effective sun protection with a fun, beach-lifestyle brand identity. The company was acquired by SC Johnson in 2019. Sun Bum is best known for its sunscreens but also produces a popular line of SPF lip balms. Their lip products often contain chemical sunscreen active ingredients like avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate, and octocrylene, which are applied directly to the lips and ingested throughout the day. While the brand positions itself as reef-friendly and has reformulated some products to remove oxybenzone, other chemical UV filters in their formulas still raise questions about systemic absorption when applied to the lips.

Products Analyzed

Sun Bum Original SPF 30 Lip Balm5/10

Sun Bum CocoBalm9/10

Sun Bum Tinted Lip Balm5/10

Sun Bum Lip Balm Mango5/10

Sun Bum Lip Balm Watermelon5/10

Flagged Ingredients Found

avobenzone(in 4 products)homosalate(in 4 products)octisalate(in 4 products)

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Who Owns Sun Bum?

Big Corp Subsidiary

Parent Company

SC Johnson

Parent Industry

Household Products

Acquired

2022

Also Makes

WindexRaidZiplocGladeOff!

SC Johnson, a privately held family company, acquired Sun Bum in 2022. SC Johnson is best known for household cleaning and pest control products.

Corporate ownership does not automatically mean a product is unsafe. It means ingredient and sourcing decisions are influenced by a parent company whose primary business is household products. Consumers deserve to know who profits from their purchases.

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Products by Sun Bum.

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Sun Bum Original SPF 30 Lip Balm

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Ingredients14

Flagged3

Safety Score5/10

avobenzone homosalate octisalate

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Ingredients4

Flagged0

Safety Score10/10

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Sun Bum CocoBalm

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Ingredients11

Flagged0

Safety Score9/10

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Organic Lip Balm

Ingredients4

Flagged0

Safety Score10/10

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Sun Bum Tinted Lip Balm

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Ingredients15

Flagged3

Safety Score5/10

avobenzone homosalate octisalate

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Ingredients4

Flagged0

Safety Score10/10

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Sun Bum Lip Balm Mango

Sun Bum

Ingredients14

Flagged3

Safety Score5/10

avobenzone homosalate octisalate

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Organic Lip Balm

Ingredients4

Flagged0

Safety Score10/10

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Sun Bum Lip Balm Watermelon

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Ingredients14

Flagged3

Safety Score5/10

avobenzone homosalate octisalate

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Organic Lip Balm

Ingredients4

Flagged0

Safety Score10/10

Organic Coconut Oil Organic Beeswax Organic Jojoba Oil Vitamin E

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Ingredients of concern.

3 different ingredients of concern across Sun Bum’s product line. Each links to a full safety analysis.

Homosalate

A chemical UV filter that absorbs UVB radiation. Used in sunscreens and SPF cosmetics, homosalate is an endocrine disruptor that breaks down into more toxic byproducts under UV exposure.

In 4 of 5 Sun Bum products

Hormone Disruptor

Avobenzone

One of the few chemical UV filters that provides good UVA protection. However, it is photounstable, breaking down rapidly under UV light and losing effectiveness within 30 minutes unless stabilized by other chemicals.

In 4 of 5 Sun Bum products

Octisalate

A chemical UV filter that absorbs UVB radiation and is commonly used as a secondary sunscreen agent to boost SPF values. Octisalate also acts as a solvent for other UV filters like avobenzone.

In 4 of 5 Sun Bum products

Hormone Disruptor

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Questions

Quick answers.

Who owns Sun Bum?

Sun Bum was acquired by SC Johnson, the privately held American consumer goods company, in 2019. SC Johnson is also the parent company of brands like Raid, Glade, Windex, and Off! Sun Bum continues to operate from Cocoa Beach, Florida, as a distinct brand within the SC Johnson portfolio.

Does Sun Bum lip balm contain oxybenzone?

Sun Bum has reformulated many of its products to remove oxybenzone in response to concerns about coral reef damage and human health. However, their SPF lip balms may still contain other chemical sunscreen filters like avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate, and octocrylene, which are also absorbed into the bloodstream and applied directly to the highly permeable lip tissue.

Is Sun Bum reef-safe?

Sun Bum markets itself as reef-friendly and has removed oxybenzone and octinoxate from many formulations. However, 'reef-safe' is not a regulated term, and some researchers argue that other chemical UV filters used in Sun Bum products may also impact marine ecosystems. Truly reef-safe sunscreens typically use non-nano zinc oxide as their sole active ingredient.

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Products Analyzed

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Who Owns Sun Bum?

Products by Sun Bum.

Sun Bum Original SPF 30 Lip Balm

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Sun Bum CocoBalm

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Sun Bum Tinted Lip Balm

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Sun Bum Lip Balm Mango

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Sun Bum Lip Balm Watermelon

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Ingredients of concern.

Homosalate

Avobenzone

Octisalate

Quick answers.

10/10 safety, 4 ingredients.