Sun Bum Baby Bum SPF 50 Sunscreen Face Stick
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sun Bum Baby Bum Face Stick is an SPF 50 pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide alone. It wears dewy but tends to leave a more visible white cast and feels heavier on skin, which is common for mineral sticks, and it is rated poor as a makeup base. It carries a medium pore-clogging rating, and protection is rated moderate. At 60.1/100 it is a gentle, fragrance-aware mineral option suited to sensitive or baby skin rather than wear under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β42 Zinc Oxide, 19.2% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (19.2% total declared)
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Heavy feel
High
29
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Zinc Oxide, 19.2% declared
- β6 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #10, wax film
- β6 Ozokerite at #9, wax film
- β5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Coconut Oil at #2, heavy oil
- β12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Coconut Oil at #2, comedogenic oil/butter
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
- β15 Persea Gratissima Oil at #3, moderate comedogenic signal
- β9 Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil at #5, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 14 4 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, β¦)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 20 4 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, β¦)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 17 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +8 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (18)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 42 19.2% declared
- β 30 19.2% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 10 heavy oil
- β 38 comedogenic oil/butter
- 6 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- 6 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- β 9 moderate comedogenic signal
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Supporting ingredient
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7 Wax
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Oryzanol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- β 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Does Sun Bum Baby Bum Face Stick leave a white cast?
It can leave a more visible white cast, which is rated medium and is common for pure mineral sticks. It wears with a dewy finish.
Is the Sun Bum Baby Bum SPF 50 Sunscreen Face Stick mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using Zinc Oxide as its only filter. That makes it a gentle choice often chosen for sensitive or baby skin.
Does it work under makeup?
It is rated poor as a makeup base and feels heavier on skin, so it is better worn on its own than layered under makeup.