Our Story
Stream2Sea was founded in 2015 in rural central Florida when Autumn Blum, an avid scuba diver and cosmetic chemist, saw an oil slick coming off a group of snorkelers in Palau. She realized that the products we put on our bodies could be highly toxic to our fragile aquatic ecosystem and knew she had to do something about it. Today, Stream2Sea has the only mineral-based sunscreen on the planet that’s been tested and proven safe for freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and coral larvae and has passed the stringent HEL Labs Protect Land + Sea certification.
Whether your adventure takes you to the top of a mountain, the bottom of the ocean, or the treehouse in the backyard, Stream2Sea products were developed to never let you down. Made for the conscious individual who cares about what they put on their body and into our planet, for people who care by people who care.
Stream2Sea is a woman-owned, veteran-operated company that manufactures all our products in our FDA-registered facility in rural central Florida, supporting USA jobs.
Mission Statement
Stream2Sea is a performance-based product line developed for the active adventurer; whether your adventures are on the top of a mountain, the bottom of the ocean, or the playhouse in the backyard, Stream2Sea will take care of your skin and our blue planet.
Our Founder
Our woman-owned, Florida-based manufacturing facility delivers everything from mineral-based sunscreen, to shark-free squalene, to plant-based, chemical free sanitizers. Stream2Sea products do not contain any ingredients known or suspected to harm our blue planet. We have the ONLY products in the world tested and proven safe for freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and coral larvae.
Our founder and formulator, Autumn Blum, is a renowned entrepreneur, cosmetic chemist, ingredient aficionado, and life-long ocean-advocate. Ms. Blum has presented to the National Academies of Science, testified before the Senate, and helped influence notable bans on toxic ingredients in Hawaii, the Florida Keys, the Virgin Islands, and other worldwide tourist destinations negatively impacted by chemical-based personal care products.
Our Products
In addition to being tested and proven safe for freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and coral larvae, our formulas are good for you! All of our formulas are enriched with our proprietary and potent antioxidant-rich blend of: wakame seaweed, aloe vera, tulsi (holy basil), green tea, and olive leaf that protect and nourish from head to toe. As the focus of our mission, we actively avoid known endocrine disruptors and chemical ingredients that impact our water ecosystems and cause bodily harm to our adventurous consumers and their families.
All of our products are biodegradable and available in either recyclable sugar cane resin packaging or PCR plastic (from recycled milk jugs). We make serious skin-care products for serious adventures!
Our Customers
Our customers are adventurers from all walks of life. They are surfers, fishers, mountain bikers, tree house builders, day hikers and lounge-chair seekers. They are looking for products that offer serious protection, perform brilliantly, while also being consciously formulated, tested and proven safe for you, safe for your family, safe for our waters, and safe for our planet. Our customers know that: “Together, we can do better!”
Our Team
Autumn
Aqua Warrior; CEO & Formulator
Autumn Blum is an entrepreneur, cosmetic chemist, scuba diver, animal advocate and ocean warrior. She grew up in Sarasota, FL and graduated from Eckerd College with a B.Sc. in Chemistry and environmental geology. After spending 15 years as a cosmetic chemist formulating products for the natural products industry, she noticed a sunscreen slick coming off a group of snorkelers while diving in Palau. She observed with increasing frustration the divers and crew bathing on deck after every dive – the soap, sunscreen and conditioner residues washing right overboard into these pristine waters with some of the most beautiful reefs in the world. As a cosmetic chemist, she knew that we could do better for our oceans, reefs, and ourselves. She came home from the trip determined to create a performance-based product line that would be safe for us and for our waters. In 2015, she launched Stream2Sea. Now, she continues to work harder than ever to create new Aqua Warriors to help spread our message. When Autumn’s not in the water or talking about protecting it, she enjoys spending time with her life partner John, their 7 dogs, 11 ducks, and 65 chickens. If you ever come by the warehouse, you will most likely leave with not only sunscreen, but a dozen eggs as well.
Mike
Executive Vice President
Mike was raised in Hawaii, mostly in the water. Now living in Idaho with his family, Mike enjoys any and all outdoor activities. He came out of retirement to join the Stream2Sea team. After spending … years recovering from environmental toxicities, Mike is passionate about protecting the babies and oceans from unsafe personal care ingredients.
John
President of Operations
Faith
Director of Operations
Faith has been involved in the Natural Products Industry for the past 20+ years as she believes in taking care of ourselves and the environment.
When she is not working you can find her swimming in the gulf of Mexico, snorkeling with the manatees, or floating on the water. It is her true happy place!
Vicki
Writer/Editor
Vicki is, without doubt, the least adventurous of the Stream2Sea family but she’s just as passionate about protecting our planet. She’s a seventh-generation Conch from Key West who grew up playing in pristine waters off the Florida Keys. A journalist by profession, she specializes in “translating” complex scientific documents into readable — and actionable — reports. For fun, she rescues senior Shar-Pei and grows food for people, pollinators and caterpillars.
JR
Webmaster & Graphics Designer
John (prefers to be known as J.R.) is in charge of making things beautiful at Stream2Sea. He has a hand in everything design, from packaging to website. When he isn’t busy working, he likes to escape to nature where he recharges with his wife and daughter. Fun fact: He has visited over 25 National Parks and it is his life’s mission to visit all 61 National Parks in the USA.
Rachelle
Account Executive
Leslie
Account Executive
Leslie is the ultimate mother – of her children and our planet. She never passes up an opportunity to play on the waves as a paddleboarder or beneath them as an avid scuba diver. Leslie is an animal rescuer, ocean warrior, and real life mermaid. Stream2Sea’s mission is close to her heart since she grew up in Texas, playing in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and fortunately still gets to call them home in Florida.
Tim
Account Executive
Chewy & Max
Office Puppies
Autumn’s dogs Chewy and Max keep us entertained in the office. They are the sweetest dogs and love to be hugged!