First sunscreen to pass whole foods premium care requirements Top rated by ewg with a "1" rating in 2010, 2011 and 2012, 2013 - baby, beach and sport Highest spf 50 (per fda 2012 rules - any sunscreens boasting higher are falsely marketing) Highest level of water resistance (80 minutes) (per fda 2012 rules) Free of biologically harmful chemicals, no avobenzone, oxybenzone or uv chemical absorbers First Sunscreen to pass Whole Foods Premium Care Requirements Top Rated by EWG with a "1" rating in 2010, 2011, and 2012, 2013 - Baby, Beach and Sport Highest SPF 50 (per FDA 2012 Rules - any sunscreens boasting higher are falsely marketing) Highest level of water resistance (80 minutes) (per FDA 2012 Rules) Free of biologically harmful chemicals. No Avobenzone, Oxybenzone, or UV Chemical absorbers. At Thinkbaby and Thinksport, we are continually expanding our mission to provide safe products by identifying consumer product categories with known human health issues. Specifically, we target products that contain high levels of hormone disruptors and carcinogens. We work with leading scientists worldwide to create safe alternatives. The majority of sunscreens currently on the market are full of questionable ingredients and known carcinogens. Simply looking at the ingredients you’ll quickly realize you don’t recognize any of them. Many existing sunscreens have been brought to market with little concern for their safety and boast inflated SPF numbers. Not only do ingredients in sunscreen interact with skin, but data shows after application of lotions, some of the same chemicals can be detected in the bloodstream. Most people wear sunscreen to reduce the chance of developing cancer, so why apply something that could potentially increase this risk? This question has unfortunately left many people moving away from using sunscreen at all. Thinkbaby sunscreen and Thinksport livestrong sunscreen is highly effective, falls into the highest category for water resistance and has a sensible SPF 50 rating. A quick look on your local drugstore shelf will show an increasing number of chemical sunscreens boasting ultra-high SPFs of 60 and greater. Data assembled by the Environmental Working Group calls into question the efficacy of these sunscreens.
As someone with facial eczema and terribly sensitive skin sunscreen is both necessary and annoying. I'm very used to sunscreen burning my face upon contact, but this one went on with zero pain! It doesn't feel oily like other sunscreens, but it is definitely a thicker feeling on the skin. I would use this more so for everyday wear rather than for activities, though.
Do the research! Many big name suncreens on the market are toxic for you! I used the Thinkbaby sunscreen on myself when I was pregnant when we went to Playa del Carmen for our babymoon. We went to this natural water park called Xcaret that has these underground rivers and they were very strict about which sunscreens you brought in b/c they wanted to protect the natural wildlife and habitats in the water. They have security at the entrance checking your bags for t..
