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Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:33 pm  |
Is anyone using a sunscreen with no parabens or any other chemicals? Preferably containing zinc and at least SPF30.
I'm using Juice Beauty 30+, but this only has Titanium in it. I do really like this though... Although it is a bit shiny on me sometimes.
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:37 pm |
Hi Lucinda, I've used this Badger Block in the past, I go back to it when my skin is really sensitive or breaking out,
http://www.bizrate.com/skincareproducts/oid460139346.html
It leaves a white cast, as do all zinc blocks, and it also is quite shiney, but it has great ingredients. |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:41 pm |
Wow, thanks. The ingredients are great!
Active Ingredient: 20.5% Micronized Zinc Oxide
Ingredients: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Natural Beeswax, Jojoba Oil, Organic Cocoa Butter, Wild African Shea Butter, Organic CO2 Extract of Seabuckthorn Berry, and Essential Oils of Lavender, Moroccan Blue Tansy, Ylang Ylang, Lime, and Orange.
So this does not block your pores or anything?
Do you think it would be not very nice for daily use because it is too shiny? What type of skin do you have? I am very pale, so the white cast might not be obvious...
Thanks!  |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:49 pm |
| Lucinda wrote: |
Wow, thanks. The ingredients are great!
Active Ingredient: 20.5% Micronized Zinc Oxide
Ingredients: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Natural Beeswax, Jojoba Oil, Organic Cocoa Butter, Wild African Shea Butter, Organic CO2 Extract of Seabuckthorn Berry, and Essential Oils of Lavender, Moroccan Blue Tansy, Ylang Ylang, Lime, and Orange.
So this does not block your pores or anything?
Do you think it would be not very nice for daily use because it is too shiny? What type of skin do you have? I am very pale, so the white cast might not be obvious...
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I'm very pale and the white cast isn't really noticable on my skin (esp. with a mineral make up powder on top). I have oily acneic skin, and this didn't clog my pores. It actually helped clear my breakouts. I learned after going shiney for a while (it wasn't that bad) If you put a loose powder/mineral make up over it, it takes care of the shine (and like I said above, the white cast). |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:51 pm |
| Oh, and I'm glad to here you like the ingredients, it's definitely the highest quality natural block I've used. It just took a while for me to learn the right way to apply (not too much and powder on top). It also has a great smell unlike most nasty smelling sun products. |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:57 pm |
| Thanks! I will definitely try this out. |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:22 pm |
| Is it safe to use micronised zinc? Maybe it is just bad memory but I remember people being concerned about zinc particles being too small and then being absorbed into the skin. The implication is that it is a bad thing. |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:37 pm |
| cuppre wrote: |
| Is it safe to use micronised zinc? Maybe it is just bad memory but I remember people being concerned about zinc particles being too small and then being absorbed into the skin. The implication is that it is a bad thing. |
I'm pretty certain that there is no evidence that micronized zinc particles are dangerous, but I'm not sure about nano-particles. |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:44 pm |
| Lucinda wrote: |
| Thanks! I will definitely try this out. |
Hope it works out for you Lucinda! |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:10 pm |
| Cool! Now I can buy micronised zinc type sunscreens without worry. Thank you! |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:13 pm |
| delated--have you tried their lip balm with spf? it turned my lips WHITE. I am very afraid to try their sunblock for that reason. |
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about to hit my 40s, retin-a user, differin, LRP |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:21 pm |
| skincareaddicted wrote: |
| delated--have you tried their lip balm with spf? it turned my lips WHITE. I am very afraid to try their sunblock for that reason. |
I was looking at the lip balm on their website.
Could you wear a lip tint over it to give your lips colour? |
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Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:48 pm |
Lucinda--it's really bad. it's like painting your lips with whiteout actually. i am really afraid of badger balm's spf products....though i like their regular lip balms.
you should stop by a retailer that sells their products before you purchase to test it out. i wasn't able to return the lip balm, it didn't cost too much, but i just feel totally ripped off. |
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about to hit my 40s, retin-a user, differin, LRP |
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:09 am |
 ... I will stop by Whole Foods tomorrow, I think they have it there... I guess the face sunscreen might be similar... But I am VERY pale, so it might not be a problem. |
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:49 am |
| Lucinda wrote: |
| ... I will stop by Whole Foods tomorrow, I think they have it there... I guess the face sunscreen might be similar... But I am VERY pale, so it might not be a problem. |
My experience with the lip balm was BAD too, which was suprising. The face block goes n and comes off so easily and smoothly, this stuff was drying and wouldn't wash off my lips! |
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:43 am |
| Good to hear that you did not have the same experience with the face cream! |
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:22 am |
| You might also want to try Lavera or Dr Hauschka sunscreen products. Both organic and excellent lines. |
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Global Butterfly & Certified Aromatherapist/Holisitc Therapist with a passion for travel and natural health. |
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:47 am |
| Lavera and Dr.H s/s products are nice, but they have titanium oxide, not Zn oxide as an active ingredient. So, I think it's a nice everyday s/s when you don't spend a lot of time outside, but it doesn't give enough protection for outside activities. |
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:42 pm |
No zinc in this though...  |
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:16 pm |
I just responded to a different post when I saw this one. My wife and I are using a certified organic sunblock with no parabens it uses titanuim dioxide and zinc oxide with a combination of other organic ingredients. This company (Phyt's cosmetics) strikes me as one of the more ethical and fully disclosing companies out there. They have an SPF 40 which works fine on my wife's sensitive skin.
We haven't used Dr. Hauschka's Sunscreen, but usually all of their products a good as well.
P.S. No, I don't work for Phyt's. Just a happy enduser. |
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:21 pm |
Thanks Adonis! Here's the company's web page for those of you who are interested:
http://www.phyts.com/
(for those who are accessing the page from work, it is somewhat NWS so do take caution  ) |
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:39 pm |
^^ I wonder what percentage's of zinc and titanium that product contains...
It does sound nice though! Thanks! |
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:12 pm |
Unfortunately the percentages are not listed on the back of the product. Since Phyt's follows strict certified organic guidelines I would assume that they have just enough of these ingredients in the product to be effective.
We have the SPF 10 and 40. They work fine and only leave a small barely visible white film. I have used other organic sun screen before and they make your skin look visibly whiter/pale. |
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:46 pm |
I just remembered that I tried this once before... I think I remember liking it... There was definitely no white cast.
What does everyone think?
The BEST sunscreen in the world! Protect your sensitive skin the healthy way. Contains only natural ingredients: Deionized water, apricot oil (organic), MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), sweet almond oil (organic), usnea extract (organic), vitamin E, calendula extract (organic), coconut wax, glycerine, tea tree oil, aloe extract 200:1 (organic), vitamin A, grapefruit seed extract, vitamin D3, micronized titanium dioxide, micronized zinc dioxide. SPF 30
http://www.rawfood.com/cgi-bin/order/index.cgi?id=336435010408-737714628363-1217&d=single&item_id=0737&c=Beauty/Self_Care&sc=Skin_Care&tc= |
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