A new rule announced earlier this year by the Food and Drug Administration will drive up the costs for many small sunscreen companies. Specifically, rising regulatory fees may actually reduce consumer choice and inhibit green innovation in the market. The new ruling...
Would you like your sunscreen with a side of benzene? No, thank you! Stream2Sea was the first (and is still the only) company to provide extensive testing to prove our sunscreen is truly reef safe. Now we’re the first sunscreen manufacturer to show that we are...
Do you know where your sunscreen in manufactured? Is it in a large production facility that uses economies of scale to manufacture hundreds – or thousands – of other products? Contaminants are common in large scale productions When Stream2Sea was...
Why We Love and Need Sharks! Sharks play an important role in multiple key challenges we are facing on planet Earth: Addressing food securityProtecting biodiversityEnsuring sustainable economiesClimate change In the ecosystem, sharks play an critical role as apex...
I was recently honored with an invitation to speak to a National Academy of Sciences subcommittee looking at the environmental impact of sunscreens. It’s a months-long investigation that brings people from the industry, dermatologists, and environmentalists together...
The science is clear: Oxybenzone kills coral larva at incredibly low concentrations. But until now, it’s been less clear what happens in the human body at exposures similar to those seen at your average beach or swimming pool. Turns out, it’s not pretty. A study...
We received a really nice note from a travel writer last week saying that 70% of the comments on a women’s dive site recommended our Stream2Sea leave-in conditioner. She asked what made it so special — beyond the fact that it’s reef-safe. Like many female...
A new report in a study published in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology by French and American researchers at Sorbonne University and Haereticus Environmental Laboratory shows that Octocrylene – one of the most common ingredients in sunscreens breaks...
It’s never been more important to be an informed consumer! Sharks are in skincare, and consumers CANNOT trust the words on the front of a hand sanitizer or cosmetic package. Yesterday, I did my first Instagram live event for our friends at Shark Allies,...
A letter from our Founder Re: FDA recall of contaminated sanitizer Dear Friends of Stream2Sea: The FDA has issued a mandatory recall of substandard and dangerous hand sanitizers. I wanted to reassure you that our products are NOT subject to this recall. When COVID...
At a time when the entire world is focused on beating a deadly pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell added an oddly placed sunscreen provision to the “Families First” Coronavirus Response Act. Buried on page 404 in the 880-page legislation, is a...
Like most small businesses today, we are concerned about our future. Before coronavirus, we were well-stocked and prepared for a busy travel and safe sunscreen season. Then BAM…the world is suddenly very different. As we looked for ways to stay productive, I had the...