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Beware of the Dangers of Spray Sunscreens – They Can Reach Your Lungs!

The potential health risks associated with using spray sunscreens, even natural and clean ones, aren’t worth the convenience they may provide.

Not only can the tiny particles of spray become lodged in your lungs and lead to permanent damage, but chemical exposure from regular household products has been known to cause harm. For instance, even though titanium dioxide is harmless on the skin’s surface, it has proven toxic when inhaled; so much so that

The International Agency for Research on Cancer deems it a potential carcinogen. While research remains inconclusive about long-term effects related to breathing in zinc oxide (the other element found in Mineral SPF), one thing is certain: aerosolized sunscreens do not offer safe protection against harmful UV rays.

Luckily, mineral-only sun protection products such as creams, lotions, balms and sticks are now utilizing innovative technology that make it much simpler to apply them (even on fussy children).

Forget about the aerosol and discover these 5 excellent sunscreen alternatives to keep you safe in the sun!

Coffee Bean Face Cream

Protects and repairs UV damage. A 100% Pure cult favorite, derived from their best selling Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream, now in a face moisturizer version! It restores sun damage, brightens, and gives your complexion an immediate, vibrant glow!

The Organic Pharmacy Cellular Protection Sun Cream SPF 30 

The Organic Pharmacy Cellular Protection Sun Cream SPF 30 is specially formulated to prevent sun damage and deliver age-fighting nutrients deep into your skin. Micronized zinc blocks harmful UVA and UVB rays that can lead to premature aging and hyperpigmentation, while aloe and rosehip nourish and protect. Plus, it has a highly absorbable formula that leaves behind no white residue

Tomato Lycopene SPF 20 Moisturizer

Lightweight SPF 20 moisturizer nourishes and protects against the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays with lycopene, a protective antioxidant found in tomatoes.

SkinCeuticals Light Moisture UV Defense SPF

A face sunscreen with a lightweight formula that provides broad-spectrum protection and a sheer finish.

Green Tea SPF

Moisturizing sunscreen lotion defends against harmful UV rays with SPF 30 protection, while nourishing and rehydrating thirsty skin with green tea and aloe.

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