Here's the deal with Zinc Oxide. Hurraw use non nano Zinc Oxide in their Sun Balm. Zinc Oxide is the only all natural, broad spectrum (blocks both UVA and UVB) sun screen available today. Zinc Oxide is a mineral. It protects your lips by sitting on top of them and thus, provides a physical barrier against UVA and UVB rays. It actually deflects the rays away from the skin to prevent any harm. For adequate protection it must be applied often.

*You really only need one or two swipes of Sun balm for protection, many swipes will indeed give your lips a white tint.
Be sure to apply it often for protection and to keep that physical zinc barrier alive and well.

As an interesting side note, to get their SPF 15 factor verified, this balm was laboratory tested on... (wait for it...) Humans!

*Due to the herbal extracts and zinc (mineral) constitutions Hurraw use in the Sun Balm, variations in colour may occur and is normal.

Active Ingredient: Non-Nano Uncoated Zinc Oxide 10%

Ingredients: Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, ‡Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, *Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, *Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel wax,
*Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, *Rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed, *Hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn) seed oil, *Punica granatum (pomegranate) seed oil, Tocopherols (sunflower),
*Citrus reticulata (tangerine) peel oil, *Anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, *Vanilla planifolia (vanilla) bean

*organic & cold pressed ‡wildcrafted

Here's the deal with Zinc Oxide. We use non nano Zinc Oxide in our Sun Balm. Zinc Oxide is the only all natural, broad spectrum (blocks both UVA and UVB) sun screen available today. Zinc Oxide is a mineral. It protects your lips by sitting on top of them and thus, provides a physical barrier against UVA and UVB rays. It actually deflects the rays away from the skin to prevent any harm. For adequate protection it must be applied often.
We get our SPF 15 factor verified yearly in a 3rd party lab (on human beings).
SPF 15 means that your skin is protected 15x's 'longer' than without the SPF 15 product. If you have very fair skin, perhaps the Sun makes you 'pink' in just 3 minutes. Therefore, an SPF 15 product would grant you 45 minutes in the Sun... HOWEVER, there are many limiting factors: Time of day? Cloud cover? Eclipse? Are you on the water (or snow) where Sun rays are more concentrated? At a high altitude where you are literally closer to the Sun? Be Sun Smart. Listen to your body. Listen to the Sun. Wear big brimmed hats.
*Just a few swipes of Sun balm are needed for protection, many swipes will indeed give your lips a xtra white tint, which is fine too. Be sure to apply it often for protection and to keep that physical zinc barrier present.

*Due to the herbal extracts and zinc (mineral) constitutions we use in the Sun Balm, variations in color may occur and is normal.
Active Ingredient: Non-Nano Uncoated Zinc Oxide 17%
Ingredients (INCI): Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil*, Zinc oxide, Cocos nucifera (coconut) oil*, Euphorbia cerifera cera (candelilla) wax, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil*, Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil*, Rubus idaeus (raspberry) seed oil*, Theobroma cacao (cacao) seed butter* , Aroma, Tocopherol, Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn) seed oil*, Punica granatum (pomegranate) seed oil*, Citrus aurantium dulcis (sweet orange) peel oil, Citrus reticulata (tangerine) peel oil, Anthemis nobilis (roman chamomile) flower oil, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Vanilla planifolia (vanilla) seed*, Benzyl benzoate‡, Limonene‡, Linalool‡, Anise alcohol‡ (‡natural component of essential oil or aroma)

*certified organic ingredient 60% organic 12% wild grown 100% natural
Hurraw Balm is certified organic by the Montana Department of Agriculture. Although our Sun Balm contains 60+% organic ingredients, any product containing Zinc Oxide can not be 'certified' as made with organic ingredients under the NOP agricultural organic guidelines.

Please note that ingredients may change without notice. Please contact us if you wish to confirm the ingredients before purchase.

Hurraw! Balm started out of pure intent; a personal obsession to create the perfect balm: all natural, vegan, made from premium raw, organic and fair trade ingredients, complete with a bunch of natural and fun flavor options!