Sun Bum
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.
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Who Owns Sun Bum?
Big Corp SubsidiaryParent Company
SC Johnson
Parent Industry
Household Products
Acquired
2022
Also Makes
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.
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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Flagged Ingredients in Sun Bum Products
We found 3 different ingredients of concern across Sun Bum's product line. Each one links to a full safety analysis with details on health risks, regulatory status, and which other brands use the same ingredient.
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.
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.
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.
