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
No listed ingredient is currently on our watch or caution list. This finding applies only to the ingredient list shown below and may not cover every product, variant, market, or reformulation.
Ingredient List Reviewed
- 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)
Formula scope: the disclosed ingredient list captured for this review. Formulas can differ by product, scent, country, and date; compare the current package with this list before deciding.
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
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