baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion

Name: baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion
Brand: Sun Bum

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Cadmium232 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Lead495 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

ArsenicNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDnone found

Not detected

Contaminants · 1

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Baby Bum / Sun Bum Mineral Lotion

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

BenzeneNDof 2 ppm

Not detectedICH Q3C(R9) Residual Solvents guideline: benzene is a Class 1 solvent restricted to 2 ppm, the same benzene limit FDA applies to OTC benzoyl peroxide drug products.

Measured in: Baby Bum SPF50 Mineral Sunscreen / Zinc Oxide / Cream

Ingredients · 26

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion healthy?

Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Baby Bum / Sun Bum Mineral Lotion. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion?

Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion lists 26 ingredients, starting with Zinc Oxide, Water, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Butyloctyl Salicylate and Diheptyl Succinate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion?

Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.

Is Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion organic?

Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion is not certified organic in our data.

Has Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Baby Bum / Sun Bum Mineral Lotion), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 495 ppb and cadmium at 232 ppb in Sun Bum baby bum Mineral 50 Mineral Sunscreen Lotion. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.