Is Sun Bum reef safe?

MIXED

Pack Mineral SPF 30 or Mineral SPF 50 for Maui. Original lotion, Original spray, and Kids SPF 50 Clear fail Maui. Palau still fails both Mineral lotions.

MIXED here means one bottle fails Maui or Palau and another does not. A zinc lotion can still show mixed on HEL if the brand never printed nano or non-nano.

Maui / Big Island. Pass: Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion; Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen Lotion. Fail: Original SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion; Original SPF 30 Sunscreen Spray; Kids SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Lotion.

Legal on Maui

Other bottles in this line

They are still this brand. They are not a pass for Maui / Big Island.

Original SPF 15 / 50 / 70 lotion

Not dated.

Original SPF 50 spray

Not dated.

This bottle

Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion

lotion · SPF 30 · 80 min water · non-nano · phenoxyethanol yes

Active ingredients

zinc oxide 14.7%

Includes phenoxyethanol. Brand Q&A: all zinc and titanium products are non-nano.

Act 104PASS
Maui / BIPASS
USVIPASS
PalauFAIL
HELPASS

sunbum.com Drug Facts, dated 16 Aug 2026

Fragrance-free. Palau fails on phenoxyethanol. Non-nano comes from Sun Bum's product Q&A, not this panel.

What this means

Original is the yellow bottle most people already own, and it is a chemical mix. The spray and the Kids SPF 50 Clear lotion are too. Those fail Maui even when the front says Hawaii Act 104 Compliant. Mineral SPF 30 or Mineral SPF 50 is the Maui bottle if zinc oxide is still the only active. The mix-up is the Act 104 stamp. That stamp only means no oxybenzone and no octinoxate. Original still has octocrylene, so Palau and the US Virgin Islands fail it too. Mineral is still not the Palau bottle. Palau fails both Mineral lotions on phenoxyethanol. Sun Bum says its zinc and titanium products are non-nano in product Q&A. That sentence is not on these Drug Facts panels.

All places

Palau and the US Virgin Islands are in this table too. Maui and the Big Island use the same mineral-only rule.

Bottle	Actives	Act 104	Maui / BI	USVI	Palau	HEL	Verified
Original SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion	avobenzone 3%, homosalate 5%, octisalate 3%, octocrylene 10%	PASS	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	2026-08-16
Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion	zinc oxide 14.7%	PASS	PASS	PASS	FAIL	PASS	2026-08-16
Original SPF 30 Sunscreen Spray	avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 5%, octocrylene 3.75%	PASS	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	2026-08-16
Kids SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Lotion	avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 5%, octocrylene 10%	PASS	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	2026-08-16
Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen Lotion	zinc oxide 20%	PASS	PASS	PASS	FAIL	PASS	2026-08-16
Original SPF 15 / 50 / 70 lotion	Not dated. A name here is not a pass. Paste the actives into the checker.
Original SPF 50 spray	Not dated.

Stamps are only on bottles we have dated. Maui and the Big Island share the mineral-only test. Palau can still fail a zinc lotion on phenoxyethanol.

FAQ

Is Sun Bum reef safe?

Mineral SPF 30 and Mineral SPF 50 are zinc-only, so Maui is legal. Palau fails those lotions on phenoxyethanol. Original lotion, Original spray, and Kids SPF 50 Clear fail Maui on chemical filters.

Is Sun Bum Original OK in Hawaii?

On Oahu, Kauai, and Molokai it can be sold under Act 104. On Maui and the Big Island, Original is a chemical sunscreen and is not legal to sell or use without a prescription.

Is the mineral line different?

Yes. Mineral SPF 30 lists zinc oxide 14.7%. Mineral SPF 50 lists zinc oxide 20%. Confirm the tube says Mineral, not Original or Kids.

Is Sun Bum Mineral non-nano?

Sun Bum's product Q&A says its zinc and titanium products use non-nano particles. That sentence is not on the Mineral SPF 30 Drug Facts. Palau still fails this lotion on phenoxyethanol.

Is Sun Bum spray reef safe?

Original SPF 30 Sunscreen Spray is in the table. If yours is a different spray, paste the actives into the checker.

Dates on the Drug Facts sheets are the day we read the panel. Pack shots and brand marks are the brand's, DailyMed's, or a credited press lockup. How we check