CHEMICAL FREE SUNSCREENS

danielleA · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 2

Hi Guys,

I'm new to the post, and I wanted to give out some info on some great chemical-free sunscreens that I've been using: ECOLANI (www.ecolani.com). They are made by a doctor living with skin cancer, in Berkeley California. I love them! Her ingredients are totally clean, and the smell is amazing... Coral reef safe too, great for surfers! She does use titanium dioxide, but from what I can tell it's not micronized. The highest she goes is SPF 25, her thoughts being that anything higher in an SPF is potentially dangerous and unecessary...

I wish to address the issue of titanium dioxide as well: it is a mineral that in it's powder from is potentially carcinogenic, as it can be very dangerous to inhale. This goes for ANY substance in a powder form! When blended into a cream, the titanium dioxide is no longer a threat to the lungs, and creates the perfect shield to bounce UVA and UVB rays. If you research titanium dioxide thuroughly, it is very easy to find lots of negative info on the substance, but I believe that this is due to the conventional cosmetic industry feeling it's Parasol 1789 and other chemical screens coming under fire...
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Baily · Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

Hi All

Since we arr talking about great natural sunscreens---which is a great topic since summer is around the corner---please check this out.

I have found a great all-natural and chemical-free sunscreen. The name is UV Natural and was formulated in Australia, but there are several US sites selling it, so it's easy to get. You can type in a search engine and find out more about it. The absolute best that I have found and actually allows the body to produce Vitamin D---very important for health.

Oh...they also have UV Natural Sports cream for those that are involved in activities to where they don't want to sweat their sunscreen off in a hurry.

See ya!
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