SUMMER SKIN

I have a different approach to sunscreen than a lot of other estheticians. I believe sunscreen is important and definitely has its place, but I think most of us are approaching the situation the wrong way. Sunscreen should be your last line of defense to protect your skin against UV damage, not the first. We should be supporting our skin with ingredients that support the skins barrier while strengthening resilience against harmful external factors internally. Did you know that the only two ingredients that are generally regarded as safe and effective SPF ingredients are Zinc Oxide and mineral titanium dioxide? When choosing a sunscreen make sure you are choosing a mineral sunscreen over a chemical sunscreen. Chemical sunscreens use a combination of harmful ingredients like homosalate, oxybenzone, octinoxate, PABA, fragrance, ethyl alcohol that can pass through the blood stream causing hormone disruptions, skin irritations, & even cancer. That’s right the sunscreen you are using to protect against skin cancer can actually attribute to cancer! How’s that for ironic? In addition to being garbage for our bodies, these chemical ingredients are extremely detrimental to our oceans. As little as 1 drop of oxybenzone in a 6.5 Olympic size swimming pool is enough to cause an adverse effect in coral. Many states are now mandating laws against the use of chemical sunscreens which is great, but those chemical sunscreens are still being used more often than not.

Here what we can do :

-Read your ingredient labels
-Choose mineral sunscreen with minimal ingredients
-Wear loose breathable material to protect against the sun
-Sunglasses - hats- umbrellas
-Avoid being directly in the sun between 10-2pm
-Support your immune system
-Eat colorful food containing carotenoids
-Drink lots of water - electrolytes
-Prep skin using ingredients that BOOST your skin’s resilience against UV rays - ex. rosehips, carrot seed oil, licorice, sea buckthorn, calendula, red raspberry seed oil, red grape seed oil

-Golden Love Face Oil is an added boost for pre + post sun activities

Below are some of my favorite sun protection brands