Hello, Beauty!
It’s a heavy question, but if you’re heading to the water this summer, it’s one worth asking.
The thing about conventional sunscreens—the ones using chemical filters like oxybenzone and octinoxate—is that they are literally toxic to marine life. When you jump into the ocean, those chemicals wash off and can actually kill coral reefs.
They act as a disruptor that causes coral to bleach and eventually die, and they’ve been shown to mess with the development of fish and other sea creatures.
It’s a lot of collateral damage just for a day in the sun.
And honestly, if these ingredients are powerful enough to kill a reef, it’s worth asking what they’re doing to you.
Your skin is essentially a giant sponge. Those same chemicals soak right through your pores and can end up in your bloodstream just a few hours after you slather them on.
It feels a little backward to protect your skin from the sun by using ingredients that are that harsh on the planet and your own body.
So, we created an entire new sister-brand for sun care that is safe for you and marine life. Starting with the BODY sunscreen.
Instead of a chemical cocktail that sinks in, we use non-nano zinc oxide. It’s a physical barrier that stays on the surface and reflects UV rays like a mirror.
No "soaking in," and no harming the water when you dive in.
We know, "zinc" usually sounds like heavy, white face paint. But we spent a long time making sure this actually feels like something you’d want to wear. We also used sea buckthorn, raspberry seed, and aloe so it blends in easily and leaves your skin feeling hydrated.
For today only, we want to make it easy to swap out the old stuff for something better before your next trip to the water.
So, today only, if you pick up the BODY Sunscreen through our Beauty Shelf, we’re going to include a free Antioxidant Lip Balm with your order (no code needed).
While the sunscreen handles the UV rays, the lip balm is there to help soothe and repair your lips after they've been out in the salt, wind, and sun all day.
It’s the two essentials you’ll end up using every single day, just without the stuff that’s hard on your body or the planet.
