What a week in the reef-safe sunscreen industry! First, the good news – the Hawaiian legislature passed rules banning oxybenzone in sunscreens to protect their coral reefs yesterday. The governor is expected to sign the legislation in June. Then the bad news —...
Get in the know! Our “Ingredients to Avoid” list is one of the most visited pages on our website – probably because many outdoors adventurers aren’t scientists even though they are committed to wearing reef-safe sunscreen. We’ve tried very hard to make this page user...
With coral reefs facing increasing challenges from global warming, overfishing and ocean acidification, eight countries formed the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) in 1995. As conditions continue to decline, more than 60 countries as well as the United...
If you don’t know (and don’t think you care) about why you need a broad-spectrum sunscreen, take a look at this picture from the New England Journal of Medicine. UVB light causes sunburn – a clear cause and miserable effect – but even a small amount of UVA light over...
You don’t want to look like you haven’t been on a beach since last summer – but you don’t want that lily-white skin to burn either. Before you hit the beach or the ski slope, check out the brand-new reef safe tinted sunscreen from Stream2Sea – it looks as good...
When we started Stream2Sea, we knew we’d need support from the thousands of adventurers and EcoConscious people who care about our planet. It’s not easy to explain how important it is to use a reef-safe sunscreen. Most people understand though, if you take the time to...