Natural sunscreens

Have you used it? Does it work as good as the normal stuff?
There is a lot of bad sh*t in sunblock.

 

They work, cause zinc oxide works. However, you must use a lot more than the chemical stuff.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/27/image/la-ig-naturalsunscreen-20100627

Apply heavily. Also, natural sunscreen may not be 100% safe. Still, the health risks that come from using no sunscreen are a lot worse than any risk from the chemicals in natural or chemical sunscreens. I know a few guys that swear by the natural stuff, but they definitely get the white residue all over. Protection>looks.

 

check out the environmental working group's sunscreen guide if you want something commercially produced. They rate the sunscreens based on the type of ingredients used and how those ingredients impact the endocrine system. http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/

 

That is the best website vetting sunscreens...the best one I found on there: http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/ab...Coral_Safe_Broad_Spectrum_Sunscreen,_SPF_50_/

 

That is a good site, with lots of research info. I want to try the Aubrey Green Tea one sometime. I think they carry it at whole foods, and I use the Aubrey shampoos quite often.

 

I haven't used that brand personally.It is just fine and seems to be best in general use.I am loyal to this brand.The company is great with his product line.





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The Aubrey green tea sounds good but does anyone know how often it needs to be reapplied?

 

Worst burn I've ever had recently was when I switched from supposedly "bad" Neutragena with avobenzene to the top rated all natural Badger brand sunblock based on the EWG recommendation.

I'm not entirely convinced that the science supports avoiding many of the ingredients that they don't like. Personally I use the Neutragena stuff for my body and Shishedo which is titanium dioxide based (possibly micro particles, not sure) on my face.

"All natural" is not necessarily better.

 

EWG level 1

I didn't read through all of the posts before this, but become familiar with EWG and their rating for suncare products:

http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/be...2SunscreenAd&gclid=CJ2f9q3827cCFYuZ4AodMjEASg

As surfers and active people, you will want to use level 1's on your face, and cover up the rest of your body. Even a level 1 compound contains the proper ingrediants to produce increased levels of estrogen in your body - male or female. The level 1's will limit this production by 90%, but like someone else already noted, that 10% of chemical that is going into your body is far better then the big "M."

The 2 products that I use - but be warned are quite costly - are Badger and Aubrey: (...and as far as I know, that **** Kelly uses is **** & I bet he doesn't even use it)

http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/ab...cs_Natural_Sun_Sunscreen,_Green_Tea,_SPF_30+/

http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/ab..._Broad_Spectrum_Sunscreen,_Unscented,_SPF_34/

Both can be found at Amazon, though they are actually shipping directly from their factory (Not from the Amazon warehouse - I am not positive if they are within the free shipping for PRIME members categories.)

 

the guy in the 2nd video link looks like he has A LOT of sun damage on his skin... his hands look pretty toasted.

 

Did you go heavy on the natural stuff? They suggest you use a lot more than you would with the chemical based stuff. I do agree that natural is not necessarily better. I still use chemical lotion a lot. It is super effective and takes very little to work. Even the natural stuff contains some possibly harmful compounds, so you have to keep that in mind when choosing a sunscreen.

 

There arw WAAAAAYYYYYY too many variables for you to say "the natural stuff left me worse off..."
1. Were you surfing near the equator?
2. What was your diet like for the 30 days prior to your expierence with natural suncare?
3. What was the ozone level at that day?
4. What was the temp that day?
5. How long were you in the water?
6. Were you sweating heavily for or aft?
7. What did you wash your skin with the day before? (If you said soap, you have just caused another problem)
8. Were you drinking alcohol at the time?
9. Duckdiving 1Xper/1min. will have a far different result then if you were to duckdive 10Xper/1min.

***Remember, the discussions & arguments behind EWG is BALANCING the "toxic poisons & suncare." You have to find the balance even if that means applying more!***

And 10 minutes of direct sun on untreated skin between the hours of 10AM-1PM breaks down cholesterol in your skin and forms it into VitD (10,000ITU's worth) and the only other way to get even 1/4th of that is to eat 20 raw-yellow-full-bloom-dandylions per day.

 

Certainly not a scientific comparison but I basically used the Badger the same way I would use the Neutragena at the same beach (New York) for the same period of time at the same time of the year (summer).

Personally, I'm lazy. If using natural sunscreens requires that much extra care, then I'm going to burn which will supersede any benefit I'm getting from using them.

Neutragena for a day at the beach and Shishedo stick on my face when I'm surfing or in the water. Looks like makeup, costs a lot, but I just surfed for six hours a day in Nicaragua for 10 days without burning despite being on a boat for part of the time. Got turned on to it by something I read about a lot of pro surfers using it. Seems very much like Vetra but with more feminine branding.

Your individual body chemistry may vary....

 

You guys crack me up, Coppertone Sport 55 Stick for the face and SPF 30 lotion for the body, keeps me from burning and allows me to tan some. I also keep a bottle of Waterman's SPF55 that I use from time to time but it's so expensive that it save it for super scorching days. Oh, what if it gives me cancer? What if a frog had wings?