sunscreen?

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Permalink Reply by Audrey on June 17, 2009 at 10:48pm

I've been reading a lot about making my own sunscreen. I am going to start trying to make it since I am moving down to the Caribbean. I'm not going to risk putting my pasty, baby girl out with no protection if we have to be out in the heat of the day. I agree with not using anything in the morning or evening, though.

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Permalink Reply by RawKev on June 18, 2009 at 12:48am

spf 50 is only 5% more uv ray blocking than spf 15. I don't recommend the use of sunscreen. The best sun protection is clothing and avoiding being out in it all day until you have a solid tan built up. If you are going to use anything then use Kabana Skincare's greenscreen. It's not super high spf but it's more then adequate and works very well without the bad stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Bart M on June 18, 2009 at 1:32am

What is this zinc oxide that I see mentioned here, and listed as an ingredient in naturals. What makes other spf active ingredients harmful, and zinc oxide not harmful?

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Permalink Reply by rawGuitars on June 18, 2009 at 6:51am

You should not put anything on your skin that you would not eat. This is from the Alive Raw newsletter.

Toxic Beauty
People take for granted that cosmetics and personal care products are safe to use because they have been tested. We would like to believe the soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, perfume and lipsticks that we use everyday are harmless and that we can enjoy them without concern for our health. But there are more than 10,000 cosmetic and personal care products on the market today in the United States and very few have ever been assessed for their safety.
Did you ever hear the saying, "Don't put it on your skin if you wouldn't put it in your mouth."?

Our skin is only 1/10 of an inch thick and highly permeable. Skin is the body's largest organ (approximately 10 sq. ft. if laid out like a rug) and this porous membrane is highly sensitive to toxic chemicals. What we put on our skin affects our health more than what we put in our mouth. Dr. Epstein discusses how the carcinogens in these beauty products create greater cancer risks than eating contaminated food. That's because the chemicals you swallow can be somewhat detoxified by enzymes in the liver. We expose ourselves to the carcinogenic ingredients in commonly used personal care products daily, year after year. And the daily exposure is also frequently prolonged when we let the products sit on our skin rather than immediately wash them off.

This provides increased opportunity for absorption. To make matters worse, most of the products on the market today contain penetration enhancers - designed to deliver a more complete or lasting effect. But in doing so, they make our skin even more permeable, helping other ingredients to penetrate the skin more easily and deeply (very dangerous if those ingredients are toxic). The latest penetration enhancer: nanoparticles, added to make skin cream products absorb deep into the skin, into the bloodstream and through the entire body with unpredictable toxic effects. These toxic ingredients produce cumulative effects.
Link to full article

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Permalink Reply by Tony on June 22, 2009 at 7:47am

I get a sunscreen from www.mercola.com. I found its the best sunscreen out there, ive looked at every health food store and online and still nothing had as little ingredients as this one. Also all of the ingredients are safe and theres no toxic chemicals in it.
Heres the label if you want to check it out http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/product-labels/sunscreen-spf30-web...

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