Our take
Why We Trust This Brand
This is about as clean and transparent as mineral sunscreen gets: a 6-ingredient formula with 22% non-nano, uncoated zinc oxide, certified-organic oils, and no synthetic fragrance or chemical filters. Ownership is unambiguously founder/family, Summer Brown, a named founder running it as a family business, with no funding or acquisition on record, earning a full independence score. We hold the ingredient score at 9 rather than 10 only because we could not confirm a formal EWG-Verified or Made SAFE seal (the product is EWG-listed). The exact founding year is our best estimate from earliest verifiable product listings and is not confirmed by a primary source.
What's inside
Ingredients & Safety
The single active is 22% non-nano, uncoated zinc oxide, no titanium dioxide, no chemical filters. The inactive list is just coconut oil, beeswax, fair-trade shea butter, jojoba seed oil, sunflower-derived tocopherol (vitamin E), and polyhydroxystearic acid to stabilize the zinc. No synthetic fragrance, any scent is from the virgin oils/butters, so it is classified fragrance-free.
Certifications
We read every line on this label. Nothing here is on our watch or caution list — no synthetic fragrance, no flagged chemicals.
Full Ingredient List
- Non-Nano Uncoated Zinc Oxide 22%
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*
- Cera Alba (Beeswax)*
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Fair Trade Shea) Butter*
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*
- Tocopherol (Sunflower Vitamin E)
- Polyhydroxystearic Acid
- (*Certified Organic)
Who owns it
Ownership & Independence
Founded and owned by Summer Brown, a mother of five, and run as a family business based in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. No venture, private-equity, or acquisition record exists. The specific founding year is not stated on primary sources; the value shown is an estimate from the earliest verifiable product listings.
Where to buy
Key Products
- Butterbean Organic SPF 30 Original Sunscreen View on Amazon →
- Butterbean Organic SPF 30 Simple Formula Sunscreen View on Amazon →
- Butterbean SPF 30 Good Sun Sport Stick View on Amazon →
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