Purchasing A Natural Sunscreen

If you are out for a day in the sun, remember to take care of your skin with a good sunscreen or sunblock. Chances are that if you have experienced a bad burn before you will remember. But have you ever considered that your sunscreen may be causing more harm than it prevents?

Recently more information is coming out about some of the chemicals and compounds that are included in many sunscreens. Some of the most popular ingredients have proven to be harmful to us and/or to the environment. This is why it is more important than ever to choose a natural sunscreen.

Consumer Reports Top Rated Sunscreens for UVB & UVA Protection

Up & Up Sport SPF 30
Ocean Potion Kids Instant Dry Mist SPF 50
Banana Boat Sport Performance SPF 100
Coppertone Sport Ultra Sweatproof SPF 30
No-Ad with Aloe and Vitamin E SPF 45
Banana Boat Sport Performance SPF 30

Oxybenzone is one compound that is commonly used and creates problems. It enters the blood stream and disrupts the hormone balance in your body. Retinyl palmitate is found in a wide variety of sunscreens. It is a kind of A vitamin that possibly increases skin damage and the risk of skin cancer when exposed to sunlight.

These are just a few of the ingredients that can be harmful for you that are lurking in many bottles of sunscreen. This is not even going into the PABA and parabens that can cause damage to marine life. Fortunately there are many other options besides just what you grew up wearing for sunscreen. Now that more people are aware of their health and also caring for the environment, more people are interested in things like natural sunscreen.

Many different companies are getting in on the action. Natural sunscreen can be found in many new and specialty companies that focus on providing natural product, but they are also popping up more and more in regular, longer established sunscreen companies.

Some things to look for in a natural sunscreen are that they do not contain the above mentioned harmful ingredients: parabens, oxybenzone and retinyl palmitate. Some of the moisturizing ingredients you will find in natural sunscreens include cocoa butter, shea butter, beeswax and various natural oils such as nut and seed oils.

You might also look at organic natural sunscreens. These will have organically grown ingredients wherever possible. This is yet another way you can ensure that you are keeping the chemicals out of your body as well as out of the water supply and natural water sources when you wash it off. What used to be difficult to find except in specialty shops or online is now coming into the mainstream. You will find a wide range of sun protection products that will give you the most natural option for protecting your skin. When you are looking to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun, don’t make matters worse by choosing a sunscreen that will cause you more trouble. Natural sunscreen is the best for your skin and for the environment, too. If you have a baby or young child, you may read more about protecting their skin with baby sunscreen as well as other useful tips on this site.






 

 

 

Organic Sunscreen News:

 

Give yourself cancer! - Jamaica Gleaner

Give yourself cancer!
Jamaica Gleaner
By staying out of the sun or using sun block and sunscreen every time you are in the sun, you can lower your body's protection from cancer. This is because your body's production of vitamin D is dependent on sun exposure. If you find it difficult to .

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The mother of all baby skincare products
You can divide most parents into two camps: those who want their child's bath time to be organic and those who think a bit of Matey won't hurt. Trouble is, Amy Fleming isn't sure which camp she sits in..


At Year's End, Reflecting On Cycles In Modern Life - NPR

At Year's End, Reflecting On Cycles In Modern Life
NPR
And then I live that, in that sort of state of being lost a little bit until it's sunscreen season, in the summer. In Colorado, you just have to slather all the sunscreen on. Those are the seasons in - that I experience in my life. .

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Lack of snow turns Yosemite National Park into a very different place - San Jose Mercury News

Lack of snow turns Yosemite National Park into a very different place
San Jose Mercury News
In Yosemite Valley, people were riding horses and putting on sunscreen. The week before, Francesca and Jeffrey Kapper, of San Jose, visited the park with their 2-year-old son, Vincent, and also found people skating on Tenaya Lake. "I told my husband, .

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Top 10 health scares of 2011
Apple juice and sunscreen made the Top 10 unfounded health scare list compiled by the American Council on Science and Health...


Hoffs turn out in force for sunscreen campaign - The Canberra Times

Hoffs turn out in force for sunscreen campaign
The Canberra Times
It is among the 13 community groups and other organisations in NSW sharing in $300000 for projects that will repair and restore the natural environment. The sizeable bequest comes from Sydney businessman, Raymond Borland. Queanbeyan Landcare received .

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