Move Over Coppertone Girl--Snow White is Here to Stay!

It's an arm-wrestling match between Coppertone Girl and Snow White. Guess who won? Alicia! I mean Snow White. Sorry little blog sister, but there is no such thing as a safe tan. But if you must, here is a list of sunblock and clothing items made of mineral ingredients to block UVB and UVA rays. Based on an article by National Geographic, these ingredients are considered the safer option for protection from the sun if you believe other sunscreens to be harmful to your body (hormonal imbalance) and slow destoyers of the coral reef. Read the full blog. A loyalist to the Coppertone brand, unfortunately, I could not find any Coppertone products that made the list. So this Snow White is tossing away her Coppertone and grabbing for zinc oxide. [Alicia]

Name
Protection Rating
Nano-sized or Micronized Particles?
MSRP
Purchasing Information


Alba Botanica Sun Fragrance-Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 18
SPF 18
micronized
$9.95
http://www.albabotanica.com/, 877-263-9456


Avalon Organics Baby Avalon Natural Mineral Sunscreen SPF 18
SPF 18
micronized
$9.95
http://www.avalonorganics.com/, 800-227-5120

Burt's Bees Chemical-Free Sunscreen SPF 30
SPF 30
nano-sized
$15.00
http://www.burtsbees.com/

California Baby No Fragrance SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion
SPF 30+
micronized
$17.99
http://www.californiababy.com/, 877-576-2825

Caribbean Solutions SolGuard SPF 8
SPF 8
nano-sized
$16.00
http://www.caribbean-sol.com/, 888-877-7338


Clinique City Block
SPF 40
micronized
$16.50
http://www.clinique.com/


Mexitan SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion
SPF 30
micronized
$16.95
http://www.mexitan.com/


UV Natural Adult SPF 30+ Sunscreen
SPF 30
neither
$32.80
http://www.rei.com/, 800-426-4840


Zinc Oxide Ointment, $2.50-$5.00 (available at drugstores)
n/a
neither
$5
http://www.drugstore.com/


Coolibar swimsuits and clothing
UPF 50+
--
from $19.95
http://www.coolibar.com/, 800-926-6509


Patagonia clothing with UPF
UPF 30+
--
from $78
http://www.patagonia.com/, 800-638-6464


Shark Suit swim suits and clothing
UPF 50+
--
from $26.95
http://www.sharksuit.com/, 212-334-8498


Sun Precautions clothing
SPF 30+
--
from $49.94
http://www.sunprecautions.com/, 800-882-7860


Tilley TH4 hat
UPF 50+
--
$69
http://www.tilley.com/, 800-363-8737


SunGuard SPF Laundry Additive
UPF 30
--
$1.99/box
http://www.sunguardsunprotection.com/, 866-871-3157