Oxybenzone and Octinoxate-Free does not mean safe for use. Learn about the threat posed by a third “O”, Octocrylene.
Ingredients Safety
What is Avobenzone?
Jul 15, 2019
Breaking down avobenzone, why it’s harmful, and what you can do about it.
Sunscreen PSA: “Oxybenzone-Free” Does Not Mean “Safe”
May 27, 2019
Some companies have removed oxybenzone from their products to reduce their toxic impact on the planet, but have replaced that ingredient with other, possibly also toxic, alternatives. Read your ingredents!
Sunscreens and the FDA: Research and Safe Sunscreen Ingredients
Apr 22, 2019
Increasing reserach is showing that many chemicals in sunscreens are endocrine disruptors and are otherwise harmful. FDA regulations are only beginning to catch up.
Sunscreen Bans: Just How Bad are Oxybenzone and Octinoxate?
Apr 15, 2019
Sunscreen bans, S2S Products, and St. Augustine Sailing.
Ocean-Friendly, Reef-Safe Ingredients: How to Be Sure Your Sunscreen Is Truly Ocean-Friendly
Jan 29, 2019
You’ve probably heard by now about our Safe Sunscreen Pledge, your way of officially committing to using ocean-friendly, reef-safe sunscreen, and to educating your friends about making the same...