Looking for a reef-safe sunscreen that uses only zinc oxide as an active ingredient? Try my natural sunscreen review instead.
With over 100 sunscreens tested by my family of six since 2010, we’ve had our share of miserable failures. White out? Paint drying? Sticky, chalky, makes you look like an alabaster statue or Casper the ghost?
I will tell you this: it’s entirely possible to find a zinc oxide sunscreen that is reef safe, really works, and goes on smoothly.
This brand is not one of them.
Read the full review below to find out all of its transgressions, and then be sure to go to my ultimate guide to natural mineral sunscreens to find a safe sunscreen that really works.
Keeki Pure and Simple SPF 30
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Ease of Application
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Clean Ingredients
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Water Resistant
Details:
Price Range: $$$$
EWG rating: 2
SPF: 30
Active ingredient(s): zinc oxide (7.1%), OM Cinnamate (5.9%)
Other ingredients: Deionized Water, *Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), C14-22 Alcohols, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, *Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower Seed Oil), Stearic Acid, *Theobroma Cacao Seed (Cocoa Butter), *Vitellaria Paradoxa (Shea Butter),Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf (Aloe Vera), Ethylhexylglycerin, and *Banana Flavor Oil *Organic Ingredients
Antioxidants added: coconut oil, Vitamin E
Where to purchase: Keeki, Amazon
Ease of application: – not that great, a little sticky too
Scent: strong banana
Water resistant? rated to 40 minutes
My experience: Rejected! The ingredient OM Cinnamate is not a mineral ingredient. It’s a conventional chemical sunscreen rated 6 (moderate hazard) at EWG, has hormone-mimicking effects in lab animals and has been found to be persistent in breastmilk. #greenwashing at its finest!
Also, before I noticed this fatal flaw, it didn’t rub in all that well anyway and had the “paint drying” effect.
Pros
- None
Cons
- OM Cinnamate is a chemical sunscreen ingredient with EWG rating of 6
- Streaky, “paint drying” effect
Wondering if this one is the very best natural sunscreen for your family?
I organized alllll the sunscreens we reviewed in each one’s recommendation category – one page, at-a-glance to find out what is safe to buy AND works! Print it or save to your phone for reference!
The guide also includes answers to questions people ask me all the time:
- Which brand rubs in the clearest?
- What’s the best for all day outdoor sports?
- How do I save money on natural sunscreens?
- What looks good on ladies’ faces?
- Is there an option that is FAST to apply to wiggly kids?
I’ll send a copy to your email so you can see it right away and find it again later!