Why I Love 3rd Rock Essentials
Since the very beginning of my blogging journey, I’ve been testing natural, mineral, zinc oxide based sunscreens. My poor family has had to A/B test…
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7 Tips to Find the Best Tinted Mineral Sunscreen for Faces
I’ll never forget the first time my husband attempted to put tinted mineral sunscreen on his face. We were in Costa Rica, and he walked…
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Cheap Reef-Safe Sunscreens
The best reef-safe sunscreens can be expensive! Here’s how to protect the reefs, your family, and not spend more than you have to with cheap…
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How to Find Safe Sunscreen Ingredients
I’ve done hundreds of hours of research on sunscreens. I’ve visited the local morning news multiple times to share sunscreen information. And most importantly, my…
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What You Need to Know About Reef-Safe Sunscreen
If you just want the quick guide to the best reef-safe sunscreens, see my top recommended brands on my sunscreen review! If you want to…
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How to Apply Mineral Sunscreen | The Dabba Dabba Method!
I lend out sunscreen all the time. When you’ve tested over 120 brands, you have tins and bottles and tubes all over your house. We…
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Hawaii Ban on Toxic Ingredients in Sunscreen is in Effect! (The Sunscreens You CAN Use and Why)
Because my family has tested over 120 natural sunscreens to find the very best ones, and I’m known as the “Wikipedia of sunscreen,” I tend…
Why Is Mineral Sunscreen Better than Chemical Sunscreen?
When it comes to mineral sunscreen versus chemical sunscreen, the winner is clear in my book. It’s not always easy to explain in a clear,…
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Why You Should Never Use Chemical Sunscreens
If I go down in history as the Wikipedia of mineral sunscreens, I might be just a little proud of that moniker. Since 2010 my…
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Zinc-Based Sunscreens People Love Asking Me About (and why I don’t love them back)
My family has tested over 100 natural mineral sunscreens over the years and inevitably, we’ve found some we just don’t love as much as our…
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Natural Sunscreens That Just Don’t Work (and they’re giving the others a bad name, grrrr!)
When you test over 100 sunscreens, some make the top recommended “best natural mineral sunscreen” tier which is highly coveted and quite a small group,…
CNN Says Sunscreens Are in Our Bloodstream – But Keep Wearing Them Until We KNOW They’ll Kill Us!
The news is always depressing, but sometimes it really makes me angry. This time everyone is finally hearing what I’ve been saying for years about…
New Research: Common Personal Care Ingredient May Cause Newborn Bowel Obstruction with 80% Mortality
Is your baby’s colon worth having pretty eyelashes? Would you trade your child’s ability to poop for a pretty smelling shampoo? Let’s make a deal:…
Sunscreen Takes a Hit – Only 2 Ingredients Will Be Left with “Safe” Status from the FDA
I’ve been saying for YEARS that we must stop using conventional sunscreen because of its endocrine disrupting quality (and other reasons). As of last month,…
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Sun Protection Trends Finally Swinging in the Right Direction for People AND the Earth! What’s Happening Now with Tatyana Cerullo of Kōkua Suncare
Remember last year when Hawaii banned some conventional sunscreen ingredients that were totally toxic to the coral reefs? And now last month the FDA is…
You CAN Put Sunscreen on Babies Safely – Best Choices Here!
As parents, we want to do what’s best for our kids. It’s important to find safe sunscreens for infants under 6 months. Here are the…
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Best All-Day NATURAL Facial Moisturizing Sunscreens with SPF
Looking for the best natural face moisturizer with spf? Here are the best organic and toxic chemical free moisturizers with spf because we all want…
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Natural Sunscreen Review 2026: The Best Natural Zinc Oxide Sunscreen (Better than EWG!)
Crazy but true – our family really has tested and reviewed over 120 natural mineral sunscreens over the last 10 years, and we know the…
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Why I Won’t Listen to Consumer Reports on Sunscreen
I get it. Consumer Reports is widely respected and well-known for really knowing how to do reviews and being very thorough. I’m just a mom…
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Sun Protection from the Inside Out (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
Sun protection goes further than finding the right sunscreen. Learn why protecting yourself from the inside out is smart from Emilia Javorsky, Ph.D., an expert…
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