What natural sunscreens do you like best?

[Tiger926]

Am looking at the following, and would love some real life experiences, as we don't have them in my Canadian city, so I am ordering them online to Saratoga for our trip in a few weeks:

Bull Frog
Blue Lizard
Badger
Loving Naturals
California Baby
Any other suggestions?

We use Kinesys (made in Canada), and it's ok, but we are starting to see burns, so want something stronger. We are going to Vero Beach at end of our WDW trip, so we need some good protection!

I really like EWG yearly report on sunscreen, so I do follow along with the recommended brands, but it's good to get real-world experiences from people who have used them.

Thanks for any and all tips and opinions on coverage, fragrances of sunscreen, ease of use, etc., Tiger

 

[NeverlandClub23]

I use Alba Botanica Aloe Vera SPF 15 Hawaiian sunscreen. It's water resistant and smells AMAZING. It's paraben free, made with 100% vegetarian ingredients with no animal testing. I get it off of www.drugstore.com. I haven't tried any of the ones you mentioned so I hope someone else can help! I use a lot of Alba Botanica products and I've enjoyed all of them (scent wise and performance wise).

 

[monkeyboy]

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[cm8]

Am looking at the following, and would love some real life experiences, as we don't have them in my Canadian city, so I am ordering them online to Saratoga for our trip in a few weeks:

Bull Frog
Blue Lizard
Badger
Loving Naturals
California Baby
Any other suggestions?

We use Kinesys (made in Canada), and it's ok, but we are starting to see burns, so want something stronger. We are going to Vero Beach at end of our WDW trip, so we need some good protection!

I really like EWG yearly report on sunscreen, so I do follow along with the recommended brands, but it's good to get real-world experiences from people who have used them.

Thanks for any and all tips and opinions on coverage, fragrances of sunscreen, ease of use, etc., Tiger

The best natural sun screen that we have used is Mercola's. It has been a really great product for my husband and myself and we are of different ethnicity! Hope that helps.

 

[Cat0727]

I use Alba Botanica Aloe Vera SPF 15 Hawaiian sunscreen. It's water resistant and smells AMAZING. It's paraben free, made with 100% vegetarian ingredients with no animal testing. I get it off of www.drugstore.com. I haven't tried any of the ones you mentioned so I hope someone else can help! I use a lot of Alba Botanica products and I've enjoyed all of them (scent wise and performance wise).

That sounds really good! I am going to try it.

 

[Tiger926]

Thanks. I just finished my research on EWG for the ones I listed, so most of them are under a score of 5 (lower is best). I would like to stay at a score of 1-3, so Bull Frog and Alba are 5 and over, whereas the others are under 5.

I have read a bit about Dr. Mercola, and some of his theories are a bit questionable, so I need to research that product. Thanks for the info.

Thanks all for your suggestions, Tiger

 

[GoldenAfternoon]

I have very fair skin and I burn very easily. I used Blue Lizard for the first time during my Florida vacation this past May, and I absolutely loved it! We spent 2 days in Orlando and 7 days at the beach and I didn't burn at all. Its not greasy or heavy and doesn't have a strong scent. I was also careful to wear a hat and re-apply sunscreen every few hours but I was extremely happy with the results and I plan to stick with Blue Lizard from now on.

 

[pilotwife_02]

I use blue lizard sensitive on my boys with AMAZING results. They are very fair skinned and I just used it a few weeks ago in WDW (we were there for 2 weeks) and I joked that I took pride in keep my boys pasty white in the strong Florida sun.

For myself I use Absolutely Natural. You can only buy it online, but I love how it smells and it doesn't feel greasy and I like their after-sun care as well. I first found it when we were in Hawaii so the scent reminds me of Hawaii which is why I keep buying it.

 

[Christine]

I just bought the Vanicream from drugstore.com. It was also rated on EWP. Seems good for sensitive skin.