Last Updated on May 8, 2020

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I don’t know about you but I am the Sunscreen Police around my house.

When I was a kid, every time I would go in the sun I would break out in a rash. Talk about miserable, horrible itching & oh, so painful! My mom took me to the doctor & he told me that I was allergic to the sun & I needed to stay out of it. He called the rash “sun poison”. 

Seriously?  Allergic to the sun?  I had never heard such a thing! Can you imagine trying to keep a kid out of the sun? Me either.

I remember my first trip to the beach, I was a teenager,  I broke out all over from head to toe.  I couldn’t stand to have any piece of clothing touch my body! I was so miserable.  The trip was cut short & I didn’t know if I ever wanted to go to the beach again.  I learned very quickly about using sunscreen.

I used it every time I went outside. Even with sunscreen, I would break out on my chest.  I reapplied every hour.  Fast forward to 3 years ago, I got skin cancer on my chest. What? How could that happen? I was so careful!

The dermatologist decided to give me a prescription cream to put on twice a day instead of having surgery for skin cancer. 

I had to wear finger cots because the medicine was so powerful you could not get it on your fingers. Now I know why. It started eating my skin. It looked & felt like I had a flesh-eating disease.

Now whether I got skin cancer because of the sun or the sunscreen, I’ll never know, but I can assure you, I will never use that nasty chemical sunscreen again. I’ve always been very careful in the sun, so it makes you wonder why I got skin cancer.

Vitamin D Deficiency

Also, another problem with wearing sunscreen is Vitamin D Deficiency. So even though you want to wear sunscreen for long exposure to the sun, a little sun is very beneficial to our health.

Try to get at least 20-30 minutes a day without, if possible.  If you are not getting enough sun, make sure to get your vitamin D levels checked & take a supplement if needed. I make sure I take a supplement every day. This is the one I take.

So, since then, I have been on the search for natural, organic sunscreens.  I have found a few through Thrive Market and Amazon. This is the one I use. I also use their skin products. They have several ones to suit your needs.

Here are some that are on the EWG safe list:

• Juice Beauty  (This is what I use)
• Alba Botanical Mineral Sunscreen
• Badger Mineral Sunscreen
• Babyganics Sunscreen  or spray sunscreen
• All Terrain KidSport SPF30 Oxybenzone-Free Natural Sunscreen
• Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen
• Bull Frog Sunscreen
• Burt’s Bees Sunscreen
• California Baby Hypoallergenic Sunscreen
• JASON Mineral Sunscreen
• Naked Turtle Mineral Sunscreen with Aloe
• Sunology Natural Sunscreen
• Raw Elements Sunscreen
• The Honest Company Sunscreen
• Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen

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If you are not sure of the brand you are using, you can search for it here.

Of course, if you want to make your own,  here is a recipe that I use when I make my own.

Homemade Sunscreen

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp pomegranate oil
• 10 drops lavender
• 10 drops carrot seed oil
• 1/4 c coconut oil
• 1/2 c avocado oil or jojoba oil or almond oil
• 2 tbsp Zinc Oxide
• 2 tbsp shea butter
• Glass Jar or plastic tubes

Directions:

• Combine coconut oil & shea butter a glass jar or measuring cup.
• Place a saucepan with 2 inches of water on the stove over medium/low heat.
• Place the glass jar or measuring cup in a saucepan and stir contents until ingredients start to melt.
• Once they have melted & combined, remove from hot water
• Add the rest of the ingredients & mix well. When adding the zinc oxide, don’t inhale the dust.
• Pour in container & store in a cool place.

Tips:

• When adding the zinc oxide, don’t inhale the dust.
• To be more waterproof add Bees Wax when melting coconut oil & shea butter
• You can add any of the oils or natural ingredients I have listed below
• Avoid citrus oils as they will make your skin more sensitive to the sun
• Also, If you are in a hurry, grab your favorite natural lotion (without citrus oils) & add a couple of Tbs. of Zinc Oxide & mix well
• You can store in the refrigerator
• Best if used within 6 mo

Here is a list of Oils etc… & their natural SPF values:

• Almond Oil– SPF  5
• Coconut Oil– SPF 4-6
• Zinc Oxide-non-nano– SPF  2-20 depending on how much used
• Red Raspberry Seed Oil SPF 28-50 (up to one tsp)
• Carrot Seed Oil –  SPF 38-40 (up to one tsp)
• Shea Butter – SPF 3-6
• Lavender– SPF 6
• Avocado Oil– SPF 4-15
• Macadamia Nut Oil-SPF 6
• Olive Oil-SPF 2-8
• Jojoba Oil-SPF 4
• Myrrh Oil-SPF 15

Why you should rethink using your sunscreen!

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp pomegranate oil
• 10 drops lavender
• 10 drops carrot seed oil
• 1/4 c coconut oil
• 1/2 c avocado oil or jojoba oil or almond oil
• 2 tbsp Zinc Oxide
• 2 tbsp shea butter
• Glass Jar or plastic tubes

Instructions

1. Combine coconut oil & shea butter a glass jar or measuring cup.
2. Place a saucepan with 2 inches of water on the stove over medium/low heat.
3. Place the glass jar or measuring cup in a saucepan and stir contents until ingredients start to melt.
4. Once they have melted & combined, remove from hot water
5. Add rest of the ingredients & mix well.
6. When adding zinc oxide, don't inhale the dust.
7. Pour in container & store in a cool place.

Notes

When adding zinc oxide, don't inhale the dust.

To be more waterproof add Bees Wax when melting coconut oil & shea butter

You can add any of the oils or natural ingredients I have listed below

Avoid citrus oils as they will make your skin more sensitive to the sun

Also, If you are in a hurry, grab your favorite natural lotion (without citrus oils) & add a couple of Tbs. of Zinc Oxide & mix well

You can store in the refrigeratorBest if used in 6 mo

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