Goodbye 2022 it's been an incredible year! The team at Stream2Sea continues to be committed to our Mission of developing performance-based products for the active adventurer; whether your adventures...
Keeping It Real
Serious Skincare for Serious Adventure
Apr 5, 2022
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?
Feb 16, 2022
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?!
Jan 6, 2022
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...
The Truth About Reef Safe Sunscreens
Sep 21, 2021
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
Aug 13, 2021
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...
Sunscreens and Benzene Contamination: Safe for YOU and Safe for our Waters… Safe for You is first
Jul 15, 2021
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...
Protect What You Love, and We Love Sea Turtles!
Jun 11, 2021
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
Apr 13, 2021
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...
Another Oxybenzone Report Shows Danger to Pregnant Women
Apr 8, 2021
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.
Common sunscreen ingredient Octocrylene degrades to easily absorbed carcinogen
Mar 12, 2021
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...
It’s time to vote with your wallet
Nov 18, 2020
2020 has been a lot of things, hard and uncomfortable decisions, tragic losses and people grappling with what comes next. This Small Business Saturday, I’d like to highlight the issues facing small...