Clean Sunscreen
My Honest Reviews After Years of Trying Different Brands
Sunscreen. We all have to wear it so that we can protect the largest organ on our body: our skin. It becomes an issue when your sunscreen causes your face to become irritated and inflamed. Not to mention, how bad non-organic sunscreens are for marine life as we take a dip in the ocean.
The famous Maya Bay, featured in Leonardo Dicaprio’s movie “The Beach” brought a lot of tourism which was great for the economy, but horrible for its ecosystem. After years of visitors baking in the sun with their suntanning lotion, the Thai government closed the island to allow its coral reef to rebuild.
I want to stress the importance of transitioning to clean sunscreen. That means selecting SPF with non-chemical shields. Instead, use clean sunscreen which is organic and hypoallergenic.
So, how do you determine that sunscreen is clean? Well, chemical free sunscreen should only contain zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide as the active ingredient. As you review the ingredients, be sure to check for other active ingredients besides zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as some formulas will contain those ingredients combined with active chemical compounds.
It is important to wear sunscreen daily. That means wear your sunscreen for every season! Although, exposure to sun is vital for our overall health and wellbeing, exposing our bare skin to sun can increase the risk of skin cancer and cause early signs of aging. Every single time you step outside, you are being exposed to UV radiation. There are no exemptions because even on the cloudiest day your skin can soak up 80% of the sun’s rays when there is an overcast and snow can basically double the the amount of UV radiation that penetrates your skin.
I just want to praise you for reading this post because you have made it to the best part. I will share with you a few clean sunscreen brands that you can incorporate into your beauty routine. Not only will you look good, your skin will love you for taking care of it!
This brand is vegan, cruelty-free, and always investing in formula updates to keep their products as safe as possible. Additionally, Supergoop! formulates their products to be EU-compliant. In fact, the EU has over 1,300 ingredients that brands are banned from using.
This brand’s entire purpose is to deliver responsibly sourced, natural, and environmental friendly products. Furthermore, this brand has created hypoallergenic and reef-friendly sunscreen.
The formula in COOLA’s products are all vegan, cruelty-free, gluten free, and reef-friendly. Also, their products do not contain GMOs and parabens.
They have formulated their sunscreens to be 100% mineral UV filtered with Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. Their cell-ox shield technology is perfect for sensitive skin. Also, their formulas contain powerful antioxidant protection. Most importantly, their some of their sunscreen formulas are free of oxybenzone and octinoxate.
This brand created a sunscreen formula that is silicone-free and containing 22% zinc oxide. Most importantly, they do not contain oxybenzone. Ren Clean Skincare’s sunscreen is completely shine-free, irritant-free, and chemical-free.
This company created a sunscreen formula that contains non-nano zinc oxide and California poppy extract. Frankly, it did take a bit more energy to rub it in, but I was told thats a layer of protection to ensure you don’t miss a spot.
This company prides itself on being vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, reef-friendly, sulfate-free, and paraben-free. Using a zinc-based, hypoallergenic, oxybenzone-free, octinoxate-free, PAPA-free, fragrance-free, and water resistant formula to protect the skin.
This brand infuses their sunscreen formulas with natural ingredients like, aloe vera, green tea, myrrh oil, peppermint oil, calendula, and edelweiss. Additionally, they use the active ingredient titanium dioxide which is a mineral UV filter. Most importantly, Green People’s sunscreen formulas are cruelty-free and vegan.
Sources: Allure, Chicago Tribune
