This beautiful sunny weather has reminded me that summer is finally, finally on its way! Yay! But this means that I am going to have to go on the hunt for a sunscreen that meets my new criteria, ‘no ingredients that are harmful to my skin’ eek, its going to be hard!
I have decided instead of being negative, and listing a whole heap of sunscreens that I wont be using, I will go the other way and give you a list of sunscreens that are the least offensive…here goes…
….there are three...YES ONLY THREE!
I went on the Envionmental Working Group's website(check it out at http://www.ewg.org/2010sunscreen) and looked at their sunscreens. They recommended heaps, but as usual I was not really satisfied with their rating system, this was mainly due to not wanting Titanium Dioxide or Nonotechnology as part of the ingredients list, so that left just three!
Beyond Coastal Active Sunscreen, SPF 30
it does contain 7.5% OCTINOXATE this is not a good ingredient, but as sunscreens go, this is pretty good, so for once I will have to let it go through.
La Roche-Posay by L’oreal
Not a brand I would usually recommend, as L’oreal is known to use nanotechnology, it would seem however, not in this sunscreen. It does contain 10% OCTOCRYLENE, however while this ingredient is not on my wish list, it is not in the top tier of dangerous ingredients.
Doctor T’s Supergoop! Everyday UV
Includes HOMOSOLATE and OCTINOXATE, however, I think it deserves a mention!
I have come to the conclusion that sunscreen might be the natural product nightmare, how do you block out UVA and UVB rays naturally? With a hat and sarong of course...I know, I know, thanks mum!
Surely there is the perfect sunscreen out there somewhere…I’ll let you know when I find it!
If you want more information, check out http://www.ewg.org/2010sunscreen as www.rawpolish.com hasn’t yet officially rated any sunscreens.
Love,
Raw Polish
