Home Month: August 2017

Month: August 2017

August 13, 2017

What is Oxybenzone? & Safer Alternatives

While oxybenzone is commonly used to effectively filter UVA / UVB rays, environmental experts cite oxybenzone as a catalyst in coral bleaching and accumulation of toxic levels in human & marine life.   What is Oxybenzone? Oxybenzone is a benzophenone derivative — it causes photochemical excitation and absorption of energy as a result of UVB…

August 12, 2017

Shontay Lundy, creator and founder of BlackGirlSunscreen

Shontay Lundy loves to be outside. She often hikes, practices yoga and walks her bulldog on the beach. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find a sunscreen that would protect her from the sun without cramping her style. Like many women with dark skin tones, applying sunscreen meant dealing with the white residue left behind by traditional products—and…