Is Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 Reef Safe?

Yes, by the law. Allowed in all 9 places we track. See why

Allowed: Hawaii
Allowed: Maui County
Allowed: Hawaiʻi County
Allowed: U.S. Virgin Islands
Allowed: Palau
Allowed: Aruba
Allowed: Guam
Allowed: Northern Mariana Islands
Allowed: Thailand

Mineral-only activesDiscontinued

Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 meets every sunscreen law we track, including the mineral-only rules in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island) and Palau. It used one mineral UV filter: zinc oxide 17.9%. It was a baby sunscreen stick made by Bare Republic (COOLA LLC) and was water resistant for up to 80 minutes. It has been discontinued, but is kept here for reference. Its FDA National Drug Code (NDC) is 79753-009.

SPF50

Water resistance80 min

Formatstick

Typebaby

Sizes: 0.9 oz

Where Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 is allowed

Location	Verdict	Why
Hawaii (statewide)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Hawaiʻi County (Big Island)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
U.S. Virgin Islands	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Palau	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Aruba	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Guam	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Thailand (all national parks)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.

Guidance and repealed rules (4)

Mexico: federal marine protected areas (e.g., Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún & Punta Nizuc)	Meets guidance
Bonaire (Bonaire National Marine Park)	Meets guidance
U.S. National Parks with coral reefs (NPS guidance)	Meets guidance
Key West, Florida	No rule in force

Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 active ingredients

Ingredient	Amount	Type
Zinc Oxide	17.9%	Mineral

Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 inactive ingredients

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Dimethicone, Ethyl Ferulate, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Isododecane, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Stearyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane

Highlighted ingredients are regulated somewhere; red ones are restricted in at least one location we track. Dotted ones are listed below.

Fragrance allergens, essential oils and alcohol

None of the 80 fragrance allergens on the EU list appear on this label, and it lists no fragrance, essential oil or drying alcohol.

The EU requires these allergens to be named on cosmetic labels above 0.001% in leave-on products (Regulation 1223/2009, Annex III). They can cause skin reactions in people who are sensitized; they don’t affect whether a sunscreen is legal anywhere we track.

Note: Discontinued: the brand's website printed on its labels (gobareoutside.com) now returns a closed Shopify storefront ('Unavailable Shop') and barerepublic.com redirects to an unrelated site, and Target's Bare Republic brand page (https://www.target.com/b/bare-republic/-/N-4yil8) returns no results, as checked 2026-09-24. Drug Facts (actives, inactive list in label order, directions) from the FDA DailyMed label filed by COOLA LLC (setid 1a603f62-86ec-4e66-a73f-718c5d012676). Sub-brand 'Baby Bare Republic'. SPF 50 is from the filed product name; the filed blister-card artwork does not show the stick's own label, so no Broad Spectrum or water-resistance claim could be seen (broadSpectrum left false). Drug Facts directions say to reapply after 80 minutes of swimming or sweating. 0.9 oz / 25 g from the card. Missing parenthesis in 'Carthamus Tinctorius Safflower)' restored.

Common questions about Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50

Is Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 reef safe?

“Reef safe” isn’t a regulated label claim, so we answer by law instead. It meets every sunscreen law we track, including the mineral-only rules in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island) and Palau. Its only UV filters are minerals, which every law we track permits.

Is Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 legal in Hawaii?

Under Hawaii’s statewide law (Act 104, which bans oxybenzone and octinoxate) it is allowed. In Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi), which allows only mineral sunscreens, it is allowed. In Hawaiʻi County (the Big Island), which has a mineral-only rule for sales, it is allowed. Oʻahu and Kauaʻi have no county rule, so only the statewide law applies there.

Does Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 contain oxybenzone?

No. It contains neither oxybenzone nor octinoxate, the two chemicals banned under Hawaii’s statewide law.

Is Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 a mineral or chemical sunscreen?

Mineral. Its UV filter is zinc oxide 17.9%.

Is the zinc oxide in Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 non-nano?

Its Drug Facts ingredient list doesn’t state particle size, and US labels aren’t required to. Many brands make non-nano claims elsewhere on the pack or website. No sunscreen law we track regulates nano particles.

Is Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 water resistant?

Yes, for up to 80 minutes of swimming or sweating, according to its label. Reapply after 80 minutes in the water, immediately after towel drying, and at least every 2 hours.

What is the NDC for Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50?

Bare Republic Baby Mineral Sunscreen SoftStick SPF 50 is listed with the FDA under National Drug Code 79753-009. The NDC identifies this sunscreen on its FDA drug label (DailyMed); package sizes carry longer package NDCs.