It’s almost spring break time! I hope you are getting away to see some sunshine and enjoy a little break for you and your families. And what often comes with spring break is sunscreen. We're going to be out in the sun more, maybe at the beach, or maybe at an amusement park, so you're going to need sunscreen all day.
Mineral Sunscreen Tips To Make it Easier to Go Green, Eco-Friendly, Toxin-Free, and Safe With Your Sunscreen
Mineral sunscreen is really the best for you because it creates a physical barrier from the sun instead of a chemical barrier. It sits on top of your skin and blocks the sun's rays versus a chemical sunscreen that we all grew up. I still have fond memories of the smell of Coppertone and Hawaiian Tropic, but now I know better. Really the mineral sunscreen that creates that physical barrier is better for us. Non-nano zinc sunscreen is the best you can get. Unfortunately, many mineral sunscreens can be hard to apply and give you a ghost-like white cast.
There are some zinc oxide mineral sunscreens that don't do that. My favorite is All Good for body and for my face I use Crunchi Sunlight. I carry All Good in my online store because I found that it really rubs in the best and doen’t create that ghostly white cast.
That's the biggest thing I hear about mineral sunscreens that people say. “Oh, I want the good, old school, easy to apply sunscreen that doesn't give me that white look.” I know that there are some difficulties when choosing more toxin-free and green products, but if we can just think about how we use them differently instead of leaning back on our old conventional favorites, I think it can make a big difference.
Like the spray sunscreen. I know that that is so convenient and easy. But I really want you to reconsider it because of the ingredients and also how it’s a chemical sunscreen versus a mineral sunscreen. Not only do they often contain harmful ingredients, they often also don't block the sun as much and you can still get sunburned and get sun damage.
Here are some simple tips I’ve found help when making the switch to mineral sunscreen:
Apply to moisturized skin- Make sure that before you apply mineral sunscreen you have a nice layer of moisture to your skin. Whether that's from a body oil (my favorite is here), or body cream or a lotion. You just want to make sure that you have moisturized skin to start with. It will make a big difference in using a mineral sunscreen and not getting that ghostly white cast.
Don’t apply too much- Apply only the amount that you need. First of all, you'll don’t want to waste product. Second, it just won't rub in as well. What I like to do is dot the sunscreen on my skin. I dot it across my skin and then I rub it in together.
Just keep rubbing- I know you might be thinking oh lotion should go on really easily. Well, again, we are using a different kind of a product. So we have to use it in a different way and change our mindset about how things are supposed to work. If you put it on and maybe you have too much, you just need to keep rubbing it in and rubbing it in, maybe even rubbing in a different area of your skin that does not yet have the sunscreen on it and it will really help the white cast and the ghostly look go away.
If you want more information about why you should switch to mineral sunscreen, I encourage you to go back and listen to episode 10. I talk about mineral sunscreen that's both human and reef safe and it has some great details in there.
If you want to find my favorite toxin free sunscreens, you can check them out in my store and just go to www.detox.design. Then click on safe products. Super easy. I actually created my online store because I kept getting questions about what brands I love and I just wanted to make it as easy as possible for you, to switch without getting greenwashed. We know that greenwashing is rampant in the marketplace, and sometimes it can be really hard to go shopping. You might spend 10 minutes in the sunscreen aisle trying to find the product that is truly toxin free. That’s why I’ve picked my favorite products just for you!
