Mineral sun protection
SPF 30+ from five ingredients you already recognize. Built face-first — nothing above 2 on the comedogenic scale. Nothing to google.
SPF 30+ · NON-COMEDOGENIC* · NON-NANO ZINC
* Formulation standard — every base ingredient ≤ 2 on the comedogenic scale. Clinical testing pending.
Ingredients
That’s the whole list.
The whole list
01Non-nano zinc oxide
A quarter of the formula. The mineral that does the protecting — SPF 30+, no synthetic UV filters.
02Shea butter
The body of the balm. Feels rich; sits low on the comedogenic scale.
03Jojoba oil
Technically a liquid wax, close to what skin makes on its own. It carries the zinc.
04Beeswax
Structure. The reason this is a balm and not a lotion — and the only sheen you’ll see.
05Vitamin E (tocopherol)
0.2%. An antioxidant that keeps the shea fresh — it’s here to protect the formula, not pad the label.
Texture
Daybare is anhydrous — there is no water in the formula, so there is nothing to emulsify, preserve, or stabilize. That is how the list stays at five.
It leaves the tube firm, melts as you work it in, and wears matte. The only sheen is the beeswax.
TEXTURE: BALM · FINISH: MATTE · ADDED FRAGRANCE: NONE
On skin
Mineral protection sits on the skin, not in it. Daybare goes on white, wears down to matte, and doesn’t pretend otherwise.
Every batch is numbered by hand and lab-verified for SPF before it ships. Nothing ships below SPF 30.
GOES ON WHITE · WEARS MATTE · FIRST BATCH — SUMMER 2026
Questions
Zinc is white, and a mineral balm carries more of it than a chemical lotion — there is a cast while it sets, and it softens as it wears in. We would rather tell you now than after you order.
A lotion is mostly water, and water needs emulsifiers, stabilizers, and preservatives — that is where ingredient lists grow. Without water, five is enough.
We claim what we verify. Every batch is lab-tested before it ships, and nothing ships below SPF 30. When we can stand behind a higher number, we will print it.
A formulation standard: every base ingredient sits at 2 or below on the comedogenic scale. It is why there is no coconut oil in the formula. Clinical testing is pending — the asterisk stays until it is done.
We do not use that label — it is not a regulated claim. What we can say plainly: no oxybenzone, no octinoxate, no synthetic UV filters.
Five is what the formula needs — zinc to protect, three to carry it, one to keep it fresh. Most of what sits on a typical label is there to manage the water we left out.
Summer 2026, in a small numbered first batch. The formula shown is the working draft we are taking into production.
$24 · 2.5 OZ (70 G) · SPF 30+
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