The Journey Blog
Serious Skincare for Serious Adventure
While there are many mineral sunscreens that offer UVA/UVB protection, very few go deeper to address and counteract the long-term damaging effects caused by free radicals and overexposure to the...
Does Your Sunscreen Provide Long-Term Protection?
Remember that really nasty sunburn you got as a kid? You turned red as a beet, then everything peeled off in really disgusting layers. Believe it or not, that awful experience probably wasn’t the...
Who Knew Dolphins Could Get Sunburned?!
Tribute to Winter the Dolphin As long-time supporters of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, my wife and I were deeply saddened by the untimely death of Winter, the dolphin who won hearts around the...
So Long, Stinky Hand Sanitizers!
Non-FDA Regulated & Non-OTC Compliant Manufacturers of Hand Sanitizers Remember back in March 2020 (the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic) when supply and demand impacted the availability of...
The Truth About Reef Safe Sunscreens
Sunscreen is probably on your list as you plan your fall excursions – and hopefully you’re looking for a product that is “reef safe.” (If not, check out the report from the International Coral Reef...
Why Small Sunscreen Businesses Are Paying the Biggest Price with New FDA Regulations
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...
Benzene-Free Sunscreen
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....
Sunscreens and Benzene Contamination: Safe for YOU and Safe for our Waters… Safe for You is first
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...
Shark Week: Shark-free Squalane & Scavenger Hunt
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...
NAS Sunscreen Study: From our Reef-safe and Human-safe Perspective
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...
Protect What You Love, and We Love Sea Turtles!
Ahhhh, remember the ‘80s? I remember sitting by my giant stereo, in my neon pink windbreaker with velvet scrunchies in my hair, waiting for my favorite songs to come on the radio so I could record...
Small Green Manufacturers are Being Squeezed by the CHFA and FDA
There is an emerging battle between small green businesses selling sunscreens and other OTC drugs and the giant companiesthat would rather we not exist. Our friends at Pacific Beach Organics are...
