FAQ
For all other products, expiration is generally about 6 months to a year after opening. But if you notice any changes in its smell or consistency, toss it.
Sun Bum ® products are made, tested, and filled in the USA.
Sun Bum® is Cruelty Free. This means that our products and raw materials are not tested on animals. Period. We are also certified by PETA® and Leaping Bunny®, third party companies that verify product testing practices as well as the processes of our suppliers. Check out the PETA® and Leaping Bunny® pages for more deets. https://crueltyfree.peta.org/company/sun-bum/ https://www.leapingbunny.org/shopping-guide
While most all our products are Vegan, certain products such as our Coco Balm Lip Balms, Tinted Lip Balms, Signature Lip Balm, Mineral Lip Balm and Baby Bum Diaper Rash Cream contain beeswax (from bees). We continue to explore ways to make our entire lineup of products Vegan and will do our best to update you as we do.
Our Signature line, Mineral line, Baby Bum SPF products, SPF Face Lotions, and our Daily Mineral Sunscreen Moisturizer are all Fragrance Free.
We're always looking for ways to be better to our planet. Currently, the bottles, tubes, and non-aerosol spray cans in our Skin Care line are recycleable. Just look at the number inside the little recycling symbol on the back of the product to learn how to best recycle it.
Remember to unscrew the cap and wash out the container before tossing it and check with your local recycling unit to see what they will/won't accept.
Sun Bum
Attn: Stickers
444 South Coast Hwy
Encinitas, CA 92024
10 minutes of sunlight a day helps give us a healthy dose of Vitamin D, which is essential for good health. But don’t forget, if you stay out past 10 mins, please make sure to put on sunscreen—we don’t care if it’s ours, just use it.
For children under 6 months old we recommend consulting your pediatrician before applying sunscreen. For children over 6 months old we recommend the mineral based sunscreens in our Baby Bum ® line. These products have been pediatrician tested and are great options for our groms. https://www.sunbum.com/collections/plp-baby-bum-zinc-sunscreen
Also make sure that if you do take your little ones into the sun, that you cover them up with proper clothing (including a hat) and find them some shade whenever possible.
Well, Mineral uses physical active ingredients (Zinc Oxide and/or Titanium Dioxide) to create a sunscreen barrier on the skin that blocks UV rays by absorbing and reflecting them away from the skin (absorbs approx ~90%+ of UV rays, reflects ~5%+).
Non-Mineral (also called “synthetic”) sunscreens use non-physical active ingredients (Homosalate, Octocrylene, Octisalate, Avobenzone) to absorb UV rays by converting them into heat and sending them right back out to where they came from (absorbs approx ~95%+ of UV rays).
Go here for the full breakdown:
https://www.sunbum.com/blogs/sun-bum/mineral-vs-non-mineral-spf
Sulfates encompass a wide range of very different chemicals with very different chemical properties. For example, iron sulfate is a common form of iron used in supplements for people and in soil used for plants. Magnesium sulfate (aka “Epsom salts”) are used in therapeutic baths. There are even organisms found near deep-sea thermal vents that use naturally occurring sulfates for energy in place of sunlight. Clearly, not all sulfates are bad. We use Sodium Coco-Sulfate (in our Revitalizing Shampoo) that starts from Coconuts.
Meyer Lemon & Costa Rican Pineapple extracts
Topped off with a bit of hydrogen peroxide
We’ve seen the best color results on lighter brown to blonde hair tones. But using hair lightener on dark brown hair will work it will just give you warmer hues…think amber, gold, and honey. If you do decide to try it on dark hair, we recommend testing it out on a few strands first by applying 1-2 sprays and combing through before going out in the sun. Just remember all results are permanent.
Whether you are going for an all over light a bright look or some sun-kissed highlights, use these steps for the best results:
Wash hair using shampoo and conditioner
On desired area, spray Hair Lightener onto dry or damp hair
To avoid breakage and over-drying, limit use to no more than once between hair washes and use a leave in conditioner. We also reccomend using a tone Enhancing product with this like our Tone Enhancer, https://www.sunbum.com/products/blonde-lighten-tone
Complete the look with any of our other hair styling products.
We usually just let our hair air dry but if we’re in a hurry, to avoid frizz, we DON’T use a towel, we use a chamois first and then a cotton t-shirt.
Daytime Skin Care Routine:
1. Daily Cleanser
2. Hydrating Serum
3. Hydrating Eye Cream
4. Daily Sunscreen Moisturizer SPF 30 or Daily Mineral Sunscreen Moisturizer SPF 30
Nighttime Skin Care Routine:
1. Daily Cleanser
2. Hydrating Serum
3. Hydrating Eye Cream
4. Restoring Night Cream
If you are concerned about how your skin might react, we recommend patch testing a small amount of product on the side of your neck or on the inside of your arm to see how your skin reacts to the product before applying it to your face.
For all other products, expiration is generally about 6 months to a year after opening. But if you notice any changes in its smell or consistency, toss it.
Sun Bum ® products are made, tested, and filled in the USA.
Sun Bum® is Cruelty Free. This means that our products and raw materials are not tested on animals. Period. We are also certified by PETA® and Leaping Bunny®, third party companies that verify product testing practices as well as the processes of our suppliers. Check out the PETA® and Leaping Bunny® pages for more deets. https://crueltyfree.peta.org/company/sun-bum/ https://www.leapingbunny.org/shopping-guide
While most all our products are Vegan, certain products such as our Coco Balm Lip Balms, Tinted Lip Balms, Signature Lip Balm, Mineral Lip Balm and Baby Bum Diaper Rash Cream contain beeswax (from bees). We continue to explore ways to make our entire lineup of products Vegan and will do our best to update you as we do.
Our Signature line, Mineral line, Baby Bum SPF products, SPF Face Lotions, and our Daily Mineral Sunscreen Moisturizer are all Fragrance Free.
We're always looking for ways to be better to our planet. Currently, the bottles, tubes, and non-aerosol spray cans in our Skin Care line are recycleable. Just look at the number inside the little recycling symbol on the back of the product to learn how to best recycle it.
Remember to unscrew the cap and wash out the container before tossing it and check with your local recycling unit to see what they will/won't accept.
Sun Bum
Attn: Stickers
444 South Coast Hwy
Encinitas, CA 92024
Sulfates encompass a wide range of very different chemicals with very different chemical properties. For example, iron sulfate is a common form of iron used in supplements for people and in soil used for plants. Magnesium sulfate (aka “Epsom salts”) are used in therapeutic baths. There are even organisms found near deep-sea thermal vents that use naturally occurring sulfates for energy in place of sunlight. Clearly, not all sulfates are bad. We use Sodium Coco-Sulfate (in our Revitalizing Shampoo) that starts from Coconuts.
Meyer Lemon & Costa Rican Pineapple extracts
Topped off with a bit of hydrogen peroxide
We’ve seen the best color results on lighter brown to blonde hair tones. But using hair lightener on dark brown hair will work it will just give you warmer hues…think amber, gold, and honey. If you do decide to try it on dark hair, we recommend testing it out on a few strands first by applying 1-2 sprays and combing through before going out in the sun. Just remember all results are permanent.
Whether you are going for an all over light a bright look or some sun-kissed highlights, use these steps for the best results:
Wash hair using shampoo and conditioner
On desired area, spray Hair Lightener onto dry or damp hair
To avoid breakage and over-drying, limit use to no more than once between hair washes and use a leave in conditioner. We also reccomend using a tone Enhancing product with this like our Tone Enhancer, https://www.sunbum.com/products/blonde-lighten-tone
Complete the look with any of our other hair styling products.
We usually just let our hair air dry but if we’re in a hurry, to avoid frizz, we DON’T use a towel, we use a chamois first and then a cotton t-shirt.
Daytime Skin Care Routine:
1. Daily Cleanser
2. Hydrating Serum
3. Hydrating Eye Cream
4. Daily Sunscreen Moisturizer SPF 30 or Daily Mineral Sunscreen Moisturizer SPF 30
Nighttime Skin Care Routine:
1. Daily Cleanser
2. Hydrating Serum
3. Hydrating Eye Cream
4. Restoring Night Cream
If you are concerned about how your skin might react, we recommend patch testing a small amount of product on the side of your neck or on the inside of your arm to see how your skin reacts to the product before applying it to your face.
10 minutes of sunlight a day helps give us a healthy dose of Vitamin D, which is essential for good health. But don’t forget, if you stay out past 10 mins, please make sure to put on sunscreen—we don’t care if it’s ours, just use it.
For children under 6 months old we recommend consulting your pediatrician before applying sunscreen. For children over 6 months old we recommend the mineral based sunscreens in our Baby Bum ® line. These products have been pediatrician tested and are great options for our groms. https://www.sunbum.com/collections/plp-baby-bum-zinc-sunscreen
Also make sure that if you do take your little ones into the sun, that you cover them up with proper clothing (including a hat) and find them some shade whenever possible.
Well, Mineral uses physical active ingredients (Zinc Oxide and/or Titanium Dioxide) to create a sunscreen barrier on the skin that blocks UV rays by absorbing and reflecting them away from the skin (absorbs approx ~90%+ of UV rays, reflects ~5%+).
Non-Mineral (also called “synthetic”) sunscreens use non-physical active ingredients (Homosalate, Octocrylene, Octisalate, Avobenzone) to absorb UV rays by converting them into heat and sending them right back out to where they came from (absorbs approx ~95%+ of UV rays).
Go here for the full breakdown:
https://www.sunbum.com/blogs/sun-bum/mineral-vs-non-mineral-spf