by Autumn Blum | Apr 8, 2021 | Keeping It Real
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...
by Autumn Blum | Mar 23, 2021 | Keeping It Real, Stream2Sea Products
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...
by Autumn Blum | Mar 12, 2021 | Keeping It Real, Sunscreen
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...
by Autumn Blum | Aug 13, 2020 | Keeping It Real
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,...
by Autumn Blum | Jul 24, 2020 | Featured In the News
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...
by Autumn Blum | Apr 21, 2020 | Keeping It Real
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...
by Autumn Blum | Apr 17, 2020 | Featured, Keeping It Real
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...
by Autumn Blum | Mar 25, 2020 | Featured, Keeping It Real
Two weeks ago, I was looking at a ton of canceled orders from the cruise lines and my growing stock of inventory to fulfill the anticipated demand. It was pretty scary watching our projections go right out the window, and wondering how I was going to cover payroll and...
by Autumn Blum | Mar 10, 2020 | Featured
Cruiselines around the world are working hard to improve their eco-footprint, but MSC has taken this initiative to the extreme with their newest Ocean Cay Marine Reserve private island! Stream2Sea is ecstatic to partner with the largest cruise line and private island...
by Autumn Blum | Feb 20, 2020 | Keeping It Real
Dear Governor DeSantis, It’s a pretty basic expectation: Sunscreen ingredients should be generally recognized as safe and effective by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Ironically, you’re now being asked to sign legislation that would make it illegal for local...
by Autumn Blum | Feb 20, 2020 | Featured
I was asked to give a talk yesterday to my local Rotary Club. This was different from the talks I’ve been giving… this one was about community support and gratitude, and touched my heart. I’d like to share a little of it with you. I moved to Hardee County, a rural...
by Autumn Blum | Jan 8, 2020 | Featured, Stream2Sea Products
Some divers are blessed – they carry around the most eco-friendly defog possible – their own spit! But, with everyone rinsing their spit filled masks in the communal rinse bucket, this does sort of creep me out. Also, my spit is defective. It doesn’t matter how...
