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...
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Keeping It Real
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It’s time to vote with your wallet
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...
Rising with the Tide – The importance of being eco-conscious when you live on a boat
Basically ALL the water that goes through a sink or a shower on your boat ends up directly in the ocean. Here’s what you can do to be eco-conscious about it.
Green-washing is Still Rampant!
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...
Mark Zuckerberg Uses Mineral-Based Sunscreen – Smart Guy!
Mineral-based sunscreen is not a joke. It got a lot of laughs when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg over-applied that heavy-duty zinc oxide, but we still think it’s pretty cool. Even through the...
Stream2Sea Essentials are Cruelty Free & Vegan!
At Stream2sea, we pride ourselves on having ‘kept it real’ in regards to the testing of our original line of body care products on fish and coral. Read more:...