I'm in the process of developing a Bubble & Bee Organic sunblock...but in the meantime, here are my recommendations:
Badger Balm
Soleo
Mexitan
Look for sunscreens that use non-nano Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide as the active sunblocking ingredient. Nanoparticles can absorb in to your bloodstream and skin, causing unknown side effects--they haven't been studied much!
Stay away from chemical sunscreens like avobenzene (for more chemicals, check out this previous blog post).
And of course, look for as many organic ingredients in the "inactive" ingredients section as well. Our sunblock will have 100% organic inactive ingredients, and we're going to use non-nano Zinc Oxide as the active sunblocking ingredient. Great stuff. We have to put it through a lot of testing in order to get an "SPF" and we're hoping to launch it in time for next Spring. Stay tuneD!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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Stephanie, what do you think about Dr. Mercola's sunscreen? I've found it works well.
www.mercola.com
Until Bubble and Bee comes out with sunscreen, if anyone is looking for a face specific sunscreen, try Marie Veronique. I just discovered this brand. They use only non nano, non micronized zinc oxide...the ingredients all look safe to me..i plan on trying it out.
I think what Mercola sells is the Mexitan sunscreen. The ingredients look the same!
The sunscreens from Purple Prairie botanicals are great too, and affordable! www.purpleprairie.com, www.goodthingsgreenthings.com
I just spent a week at Lake Shasta and used the Mercola sunscreen - I didn't get sunburned at all! It goes on white at first, but then soaks in. However, after multiple days of using it, it seems to come off in water - if my skin got splashed, it would turn white and watery, looking like the sunscreen was coming off. And when I jumped in the water, everyone told me my face was white and sunscreen was coming off. However, I still didn't get sunburned! I wonder if the zinc might build up after multiple days of use and that's why it comes off? I'm not sure, but I do know I was the only one on the trip who didn't get sunburned and I spent most of the day in the water!
Hi Bubble and Bee, from what I've read nanoparticles of zinc oxide in sunscreens do not penetrate skin and do not enter the bloodstream. A great resource of cited information can be found at the Environmental Working Group's website www.ewg.org.
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