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Homemade Sunscreen and Sun Lotion Recipe | — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:24:23 +0000

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By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:51:05 +0000

Antonis–I keep it in the fridge for several months.

By: Antonis

Antonis — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:59:24 +0000

Do I need to keep it in the fridge? What is the shelf life of the recipe?

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:05:03 +0000

One note about sunscreen: Sunscreen prevents your body from producing Vitamin D, which is ESSENTIAL to good health. UVB rays trigger Vit D production, and they are strongest during midday. UVA rays – which are harmful – come through at ALL hours, even through clouds, windows, etc… may want to research this a little bit more.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:00:17 +0000

Angel–SPF is such a complex issue that it makes my head spin. Very possibly I had better confine my recipes to moisturizing lotion, but I do use this recipe myself because I was unable to find a laboratory-tested commercial version that left out all the chemicals I was wary of. One can adjust the amount of zinc oxide to get up to the “lifeguard nose” level of protection with the accompanying level of whiteness but it’s not something I want for my whole body–yikes! run! it’s the scary white lady! I know what a serious issue this is so I don’t pretend to be an expert and I advise doing everything possible to make certain the best level of sun protection is achieved in addition to my amateur concoctions.

By: Angel

Angel — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:36:51 +0000

I wanted to try mixing Zinc oxide cream (10%) into my regular sunscreen for better protection against UVA rays. I can already get enough UVB protection (by SPF rating), but want more UVA protection because that is what is supposed to cause skin damage, wrinkles, etc.
I don’t really see the point of wearing it if you estimated that that SPF was 4-6 because that is almost like wearing nothing at all…Unless this had better UVA protection, but focused on burn.
Do you have any insight on this factor? Thanks.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:37:48 +0000

abeer–Zinc oxide is considered safe to use. Some concern over the nanoparticulate/micronized form of zinc is out there, mainly because it hasn’t been completely studied, but the kind you are referring to (the kind in most baby rash ointments–the white stuff) is believed to be one of the safest kinds of sunscreen and I think 40% is well within normal use.

By: abeer

abeer — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:47:34 +0000

Hello there,

is using 40% zinc oxide too much daily?

I am looking at baby rash stuff with 40% zinc ox.

thank you!