Good Looks
Monday, June 4, 2012
9 essential natural sunscreens
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We like our sunscreens loaded with minerals—that is, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide—not chemicals. These nine road-tested picks top our list. And note to sensitive types, none caused cause itching, burning, or breakouts.
Lavanila The Healthy Sunscreen SPF 40 Face Cream ($28)
Get your sun-protection with a heaping tablespoon of aloe and hyaluronic acid in this new creamy offering. It smells a tad like tea. www.beauty.com
Get your sun-protection with a heaping tablespoon of aloe and hyaluronic acid in this new creamy offering. It smells a tad like tea. www.beauty.com
Organic Pharmacy Cellular Protection Sun Cream ($59)
The Rolls Royce of natural sunscreens, consider it an investment in bonus ingredients like red tea and rosehip seed oil that help soothe and improve skin. www.organicpharmacy.com
Block Island Organic Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30+ ($34)
We proclaim this the must-have natural sunscreen of the season. It’s incredibly lightweight, blends well, and is subtly scented with grapefruit extracts. www.blockislandorganics.com
We proclaim this the must-have natural sunscreen of the season. It’s incredibly lightweight, blends well, and is subtly scented with grapefruit extracts. www.blockislandorganics.com
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Vive Sana Solar to Polar Ultra SPF 40 ($29)
This cult-favorite, chem-free sunscreen is loaded with plant extracts that calm freakout-prone or shiny skin. Bonus: It really stays put during workouts. www.spiritbeautylounge.com
This cult-favorite, chem-free sunscreen is loaded with plant extracts that calm freakout-prone or shiny skin. Bonus: It really stays put during workouts. www.spiritbeautylounge.com
MyChelle Sun Shield SPF 28 in Coconut ($19.19)
Consider this coconut-y sunscreen your safer Coppertone substitute. It uses ZinClear (refined zinc), meaning no Morticia Adams hue. www.myskincarerx.com
Consider this coconut-y sunscreen your safer Coppertone substitute. It uses ZinClear (refined zinc), meaning no Morticia Adams hue. www.myskincarerx.com
Pratima Neem Rose Face Sunscreen SPF 30 ($18)
Soho’s Ayurvedic beauty doctor makes this amazing sunscreen with about five ingredients. The texture and rose scent are super elegant, like a beauty product you’d pay way more for. www.pratimaskincare.com
Soho’s Ayurvedic beauty doctor makes this amazing sunscreen with about five ingredients. The texture and rose scent are super elegant, like a beauty product you’d pay way more for. www.pratimaskincare.com
John Masters Organics Natural Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 ($32)
We love the unisexy packaging and its barely-there appearance on your skin. Plus, pretty much all of the ingredients have a skin-care benefit, too. www.beauty.com
We love the unisexy packaging and its barely-there appearance on your skin. Plus, pretty much all of the ingredients have a skin-care benefit, too. www.beauty.com
Snowberry Everyday Medium Sun Protection SPF 15 ($35)
You get high-tech antioxidants and sun-protection boosters from red algae in this sunscreen, made by a New Zealand-based natural beauty line that just came stateside. www.skinstore.com
You get high-tech antioxidants and sun-protection boosters from red algae in this sunscreen, made by a New Zealand-based natural beauty line that just came stateside. www.skinstore.com
Neal’s Yard Wild Rose Daily Moisture Sunscreen SPF 30 ($36)
It’s really a moisturizer with wild rosehip oil, borage, and Frankincense, plus a sunscreen. And it’s certified organic by the UK’s stringent Soil Association. us.nyrorganic.com
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It’s really a moisturizer with wild rosehip oil, borage, and Frankincense, plus a sunscreen. And it’s certified organic by the UK’s stringent Soil Association. us.nyrorganic.com
We're making summer sunscreen simple! Print this handy PDF version of 9 essential natural sunscreens to take with you on your pre-vacation shopping trip or stash it in your carry-on for reapplications once you're beach-based.
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Is aloe vera considered a good natural sunscreen. Although I don’t see much of it mentioned anywhere?
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