Comments on: Homemade natural sunscreen anyone?

By: Silvia

Silvia — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:40:08 +0000

I found Zinc Oxide at the pharmacy, I was used to use a diaper rush ointment as a sunblock, was very effective (if you don´t mind the “ashy” look. I don´t as I rather be ashy than sunburned…) but it was discountinued, so I started talking to the pharmacist and she told me they did carry powder Zinc Oxide, so I will try my own recipe, I have been reading 10 to 20% per volume is accepted, I´ll start small and increase it with time. I read some people instead of oil use Aloe vera gel, wich you can get at the health isle in the grocery store, as weel as most organic or cold pressed oils. I am tired of getting “attacked” with chemicals even on things that have labels that say “natural”. So I am trying to stay away from known commercial brands that will do the job, but at what cost???

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:23:28 +0000

I don’t know what you are calling natural, but everything labeled with vitamin E, tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, tocopheryl we break out with a rash….

By: sesame

sesame — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:58:56 +0000

They are allergic to vitamin E – even the natural one?

By: Peggu

Peggu — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:41:51 +0000

While I would like to leave it to the professionals. I and my two daughters are allergic to vitamin E which is in 99.9% of all manufactured suncreens, therefore I am looking for an easy one that I can make and leave it out of.

By: sesame

sesame — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:45:35 +0000

I guess it’s much easier to source in US. Here in Singapore, it’s not so easy. But great that you’re making your own sunscreen. You’re right about chemicals increasing sensitivity to the sun.