I got plenty burnt as a kid with crazy chemical-filled spf 50 so let’s all settle down a tad.Ī quick note on zinc. This is my biggest pet peeve when it comes to making my own: if I get a little bit red everyone freaks out. The thing is, even with traditional sunscreen lotions you sometimes get burned. I have no idea if this is true, but it definitely got me thinking - if you know the answer to this please comment below and inform me! I actually read a long time ago that anything over an spf of 25/30 isn’t “more effective” anyways! It’s just additional chemicals. However, my thinking is it’s around 15-20. There's no way that I can give you an exact idea of the SPF content. I was learning everything I could about homemade beauty products so sunscreen was the next step.Įach ingredient in the natural sunscreen has its own SPF content and the bit of zinc gives it an extra boost. I mean really, if I go through all the trouble to make every single lotion, buy only quality soaps and bubbles and whip up everything else in the house, why would I ruin all my work with regular sunscreen? The more I read and learned about traditional sunscreen the more I didn’t really want to rub it onto mine, and now my daughters' skin.
I was definitely a bit worried as I have somewhat fair skin and had always used spf 50 up until that point. I first began using a homemade sunscreen a few years ago when I was starting to switch over a lot of my household and beauty products.
So as long as you’re cool with that … read on! My Experience With DIY Sunscreen There's a lot of back and forth regarding homemade sunscreen so do your own research and make the choices best for you ? T his blog post lists a few yucky things in traditional sunscreens, so if you're shopping, avoid these ingredients!Īll I have to offer in this post is my experience in the last four years of using it and what I have learned along the way. Gasp! Aside from what I read oh so long ago when I was researching, I don’t have any straight references to give you when it comes to the complete potency or effectiveness of this homemade sunscreen nor do I intend to make any comments about sunscreen and skin cancer. Plus, it's a great way to keep your skin moisturized!įirst off, let’s get the obvious out of the way: I am not a doctor (of any sorts, or a chemist). In conjunction with safe sun practices, this natural sunscreen has worked well for all of my kids!