ENJOY SUMMER SUNBURN FREE

Sunny days: we love them, but what about protecting our skin from the harmful UV rays?  

Today we are writing about our favorite sunscreen products because although we are almost at the end of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, in the Southern one, Summer is just around the corner and in some other parts of the world like Dubai or South East Asia or Central America is Summer all year round.

These are our favorites not only because they shield our skin from the sun but also protect it from the chemicals that we find in the most popular brands of sunscreen lotions.

ALL GREAT BRANDS HAVE A GREAT STORY

Hot & sunny in Phu Quoc - Vietnam

We said that before, and we love brands that have a story, especially when the story is really personal. 

Not long ago, we covered the story of Taiwan based brand O'Right where its CEO Steven Ko told us how his personal experiences affected the birth and development of the brand and products that were not harmful to us or the Earth and some of today's sunscreen products come from brands that were also affected by life changing events. 

Let's find out which doozy products filled our bag this summer! 

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SUNTEGRITY SKINCARE

Check out Tricia and Suntegrity Skincare story covered by  TV Network ABC.

Suntegrity Skincare products  don't contain harmful chemicals. More in detail, 3 points that make the product stand out are: 

• The active ingredient is 20% zinc oxide which absorbs UV wavelengths more than the popularly used Titanium Dioxide, thus providing better protection. In addition Titanium Dioxide and you should avoid products that contain it because it's a toxic heavy metal that  creates more free radicals that oxidate the skin cells and contribute to skin aging.
  
• It can be used on babies aged 6 months +. Uncoated zinc oxide is very therapeutic to the skin and is the main ingredient used in Calamine lotion and baby diaper rash creams.
• Suntegrity Sunscreen products are not tested on animals and are vegan.

COOLA

Another favorite of ours is COOLA. Their motto is making healthy sunscreens that people love to wear. 

Hailing from San Diego California, COOLA is all about the outdoors and surfing lifestyle that California is famous for. This is seen on the branding design which is fresh, modern and super cool.  What's more important their products are identified by the following 3 points:

• A  Farm to Face® sourcing philosophy, in other words they use the freshest and most natural ingredients whenever they can. 
  
• COOLA organic formulas contain over 70% certified organic ingredients.
  
• They formulate with Plant Protection®, allowing thems to achieve clinically tested, broad spectrum and antioxidant-rich protection while using fewer traditional actives. Better for your skin, better for the environment.  
  

JOSH ROSEBROOK

Our editor tried the Josh Rosebrook Nutrient Day Cream earlier this year and this is what she said: "I instantly loved it! As I'm travelling the last thing I want to do is stuff my face with make up so I have hardly been wearing any, but something I religiously use is a moisturizer This is perfect as a primer to moisturize the face and provide a sun protection factor of 30" and if you don't wear make up as I am at the moment, it still leaves your face radiant and it absorbs easily without leaving a oily texture".

The Josh Rosebrook skin products focus on the following 3 points:

• All plant ingredients are 100% organic, certified organic or wild-crafted.
• The base of Josh Rosebrook skin care is anti inflammatory and antioxidants. Josh believes that by using natural anti-inflammatory ingredients, we help facilitating the process where the skin can naturally balance and heal itself.  
• The products are born from the excitement and the opportunity to create something truly special. 
  

So, these are our favorite products to protect our skin and nourish it, tells us what are yours below. 
Please know that you can get all of the products listed by clicking any of the images on this article with shipping available worldwide.