I have tried at least 8 different natural sunscreen brands. Babo is my favorite. I have used Babo Botanicals SPF 40 Daily Sheer Facial Sunscreen, Babo Botanicals SPF 30 Clear Zinc Lotion, Babo Botanicals SPF 30 Fragrance Free Clear Zinc Sport Stick, and this Babo Botanicals Super Shield SPF 50 Natural Sport Stick. I like them all: they are less gooey and less white than other similar product, so they are easier to apply and don't give too much ghost-look. And my 2 sons and I have never gotten sunburn using them, usually with just one application in the morning (contrary to the recommendation). I mostly order this particular stick because the design of the case for this stick is PERFECT. The lid covers basically the entire stick, so when I'm putting it on and rubbing it in and putting more on, the white, oily, stickiness on my hands only gets on the inside portion of the container, and when I put the lid on it it totally clean! Also, the flattened stick provides a wider area of application and does not roll off the counter -- a significant improvement over the round stick. I also find it easier to wedge into my purse, the car, etc. However, this product gets an EWG Skin Deep score of 4 (kind of bad), whereas their round SPF 30 sport stick scores 1 (best). So seemingly, the round stick has better ingredients, so I wish they would also package it in this flatter style. BUT, interestingly, the only difference in the ingredients is that this stick contains Oryzanol, which is rated 1 by EWG, so I do not understand why this product gets a 4. So I'll probably continue to order this, because of the advantages of the flat design. It might be nice if they sold it in a larger size, but this generally lasts 3 people about 2 weeks (of daily use), so it is a decent size. Read more
Thicker than chapstick, so it stays on. I love it and love their sunscreen too. Read more
As far as sun protection goes, it works which is why I am giving this 4 stars instead of the 3 because at the end of the day it functions as the product it is. Now what I don't like is that this roll on stick goes on THICK! and it feels nearly impossible to rub it all the way into your skin because it doesn't glide and leaves a white residue all over your face if not. After some elbow grease you'll be fine though. I personally don't care too much about that because if I am at the beach or pool it's pretty normal to leave a layer of visible sun screen but for those that do care this might be a bit of a problem! Also don't be fooled this is a VERY small roll on stick, I didnt pay enough attention I guess so I was expecting something bigger. So it is a tad bit expensive for the size as it is no bigger than 2 boxes of nerds stacked vertically. Read more
It was a small little sunscreen stick, but it was easy to spread on. There is no strong odor or smells. It wasn't greasy at all which was wonderful because I didn't feel like I needed to immediately wash it off. In fact as it wore off throughout the day I still didn't feel like I immediately needed to shower and scrub it off. It worked perfectly, so much so I have a few very thin sun strips on my arm where I clearly missed putting on the sunscreen. But that was my bad. I am very prone to sunburns and where I put the sunscreen on I have no burns or even pink skin. Even my small sun strips aren't bad. Plus, I seem to have an allergic reaction to most sunscreens, I had no reactions to this one. Super wonderful and I love it. Read more
I’m a 28 year old female with melasma on my upper lip & the only thing I changed in my skincare routine was using this face stick Every. Single. Day. & it has changed my LIFE. My face is significantly less pigmented & my melasma has almost disappeared. I ran out of the sunscreen stick for only 3 days & just bought a random one at target & my melasma was COMING BACK!!???I am now at the mercy of this sunscreen & pray it is never discontinued. It is expensive- but it’s beyond worth it to me. I would live on beans & rice to afford this sunscreen if I had to. Read more
I don’t know how this works because I haven’t tried it yet, but it is super small. Size of a baby face stick not a body sunscreen. Read more
I use all of the BABU brand sunblocks: the 30 SPF; 40 SPF and 50 SPF lotions. They are all excellent. They glide on the skin nicely and do not leave a white cast and they have a very light pleasant smell. The BABU 50 sunblock stick is the latest in this awesome family of sunblocks. It glides on nicely; stays in place and does not leave a ghastly white cast like most sunblock sticks do. It fits in my pocket and I love having instant access to a robust 50 SPF sunblock. It can also be used on the lips in a pinch ! I highly recommend this sunblock ! Read more
Beware! This thing is not much larger than the size of a domino. Not as you would expect like the size of a deodorant bar. Look at ALL the images before you buy. Does not seem like a good value to me. I wish i could return it but Amazon will not allow you to return it. They state it's for safety reasons. Yet, i'm sure i could return it at a drug store if it was unopened, so skeptical of their reasoning.. Read more
