More and more people are turning to mineral sunscreens and away from conventional sunscreens containing the synthetic chemical oxybenzone.  This is great news that awareness continues to spread, especially thanks to the team at SafeMama (http://safemama.com). They do a great job presenting information and debated perspectives on safety of products.  They provide an excellent cheat sheet on sunscreens and all the information you would want to make an informed decision.

For those of us with kids who are out all summer at camp, it really counts that it is something they actually don’t mind having rubbed on them 3 or 4 times a day.

I discovered TruKid brand Sunny Days SPF 30 sunscreen last year.  I find it very pleasant to apply and my daughters don’t mind it at all.  I am glad I stock piled some early this spring.

It is so popular after being reviewed by several websites and blogs that the product is now on backorder in some areas until June so be on the ready to get some as soon as it is available. 

I am very pleased with the quality of the ingredients and that it meets my personal criteria for being a mineral-based sunscreen not containing any of the ingredients I am most concerned about (parabens, phthalates, PEG’s, propylene glycol, SLS, dioxanes, synthetic fragrances and nano titanium/zinc dioxide particles).

I continue to be amazed by how people will spend hundreds of dollars on  designer purses but freak out at the price of the healthiest sunscreen products for their children and refuse to educate themselves on the options because such an awareness might cost them a few extra dollars.  Sunscreen is something that deserves extra consideration given that we coat children in it all summer long.