A broad-spectrum filter system, skin-conditioning ingredients and a balm base made for everyday Australian life.
We choose every ingredient for what it brings to your skin—from broad-spectrum protection to deep nourishment and a weightless, invisible finish. Our filters protect, our skin conditioners care, and our balm base brings it all together.
We look at how an ingredient is used, not just its name. The research and regulatory assessments linked here do not establish harm to the body from the topical uses they assessed. That is reassuring, but it does not mean every ingredient suits every skin—individual allergies can occur. You can explore the evidence under each ingredient.
Protection
Four complementary filters form The Sun Balm’s broad-spectrum SPF 50+ system.
UVA filter
We use this UVA filter to help protect your skin from rays that contribute to premature skin ageing.
Full ingredient name: Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
This UVA filter stays stable in sunlight. Its safety assessment includes controls on raw-material impurities.
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UVA + UVB filter
This broad-spectrum filter helps protect against both UVA and UVB rays, working alongside the other filters in our SPF 50+ formula.
Full ingredient name: Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
A broad-spectrum filter that helps protect against UVA and UVB rays. Australian conditions for its use are set out in the TGA’s permissible ingredients framework.
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UVB filter
This UVB filter helps protect against the rays that cause sunburn.
Full ingredient name: Isoamyl Methoxycinnamate
This UVB filter contributes to sunburn protection. Questions about possible hormone effects remain unresolved; an assessment listing alone does not establish harm in people.
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UVB filter
A highly effective UVB filter that stays stable in sunlight and helps support our sun protection.
The TGA’s 2025 review assessed ethylhexyl triazone as low risk under the sunscreen conditions reviewed.
An efficient UVB filter that stays stable in sunlight.
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Comfort
Emollients and conditioners help the daily ritual melt into skin with a velvety, cushion-soft finish.
Skin comfort
Chosen for its soothing properties, bisabolol helps skin feel calm and settled.
Used for its soothing properties to help skin feel calm and settled.
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Softening butter
Rich cacao butter nourishes and softens, leaving skin feeling deeply nourished and supple.
Full ingredient name: Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter (Theobroma oil)
A rich emollient that softens skin and contributes to the balm’s smooth texture.
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Skin softening
These lightweight lipids soften and smooth for an effortless glide without greasiness.
Skin-softening lipids that help the balm spread smoothly and leave skin feeling supple.
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Skin conditioning
We include a stable form of vitamin E to condition and soften your skin.
Full ingredient name: dl-alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate (Tocopheryl Acetate)
Tocopheryl acetate is a stable form of vitamin E used to condition skin. It complements the formula but does not replace its UV filters.
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The glide
Waxes, esters, a film former and silica shape the solid balm, its spread and its finish.
Balm structure
This plant wax gives our balm its shape and helps it glide smoothly over your skin.
A plant wax that helps the stick hold its shape and glide across skin.
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Balm structure
This refined wax keeps our balm firm and smooth, ready for easy application.
A refined wax that gives the stick firmness and a consistent texture. Cosmetic-grade purity matters for use on skin.
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Silky glide
Helps our balm spread effortlessly, with a light, silky finish.
Full ingredient name: Dicaprylyl Carbonate (Cetiol CC)
A lightweight emollient that improves spread and gives the balm a silky feel.
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Smooth skin feel
Adds an effortless silkiness, so the balm glides across skin without pulling.
An emollient that adds slip and helps the balm glide evenly across skin.
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Film former
Helps the formula settle into an even layer on your skin.
A film-forming ingredient that helps the balm create an even layer on skin.
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Soft-touch finish
Helps absorb excess oil and gives our balm its soft-touch finish.
Full ingredient name: Silicon Dioxide (Silica)
Helps absorb excess oil and gives the solid balm a soft-touch finish.
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These links explain ingredient roles and safety under specific conditions of use. They do not constitute a safety assessment of the finished balm. Regulatory references dated June 2026 are historical; consult the current TGA determination for current conditions.
Targeted research review: 7 October 2026. Pre-existing ingredient and regulatory links checked: 23 September 2026. No new scientific review has been undertaken for this wording update.
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