Sun Bum Kids SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Face Stick
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sun Bum Kids SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Face Stick is a chemical sunscreen stick using an older-generation filter mix of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Avobenzone. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and low white cast, is reported as low for pore-clogging, and carries a medium sting rating. With good rated protection and a 65.2/100 score, it is generally a convenient stick for quick face and on-the-go application, with makeup compatibility rated as okay.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate makeup base β
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (13)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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13 Pongamol
Supporting ingredient
What SPF is Sun Bum Kids Clear Sunscreen Face Stick?
It is an SPF 50 stick with good rated protection, made for quick face and on-the-go application.
Is the Sun Bum Kids SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Face Stick mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation filter mix of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Avobenzone.
Does Sun Bum Kids face stick leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally blends in without a visible white residue. The balanced, lightweight finish helps, though sting potential is rated medium.