{"id":1635,"date":"2019-07-22T13:22:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T05:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/hong-kong\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2020-03-28T03:26:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T19:26:29","slug":"mineral-sunscreen-protecting-your-skin-and-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/hong-kong\/en\/mineral-sunscreen-protecting-your-skin-and-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral sunscreen: Protecting your skin and the earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can be sitting in the sweltering summer sun or getting refracted rays off snowy slopes\u2014no matter how you\u2019re playing in the sunshine, one thing is vital: protecting your skin<\/span>.<\/strong>\u00a0Having a natural sunscreen, you can count on means more fun outdoors without worrying about sunburn or the intrusion of toxic chemicals into your bloodstream.<\/p>\n

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How does sunscreen work?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Sunscreen protects your skin by blocking UV rays. Watch\u00a0this video<\/a>\u00a0for a complete breakdown, and check out our simplified explanation below.<\/p>\n

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Chemical sunscreens<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Many chemical sunscreens contain avobenzone, oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, PABA and 1, 4-dioxane, UV chemical absorbers, artificial colors, and synthetic fragrances. These work by chemically absorbing UV light, but they also present the potential for system toxicity.<\/p>\n

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The FDA recently ran an\u00a0exploratory maximal usage trial<\/a> measuring just how much of topical sunscreen products our bodies absorb when following correct usage instructions. Words like avobenzone, oxybenzone, ecamsule, and octocrylene already sound intimidating; it\u2019s even scarier to find out that they are the chemicals found in most common cosmetics. These chemicals are active ingredients in most commercially available products. In a recent study published in a peer-reviewed journal, researchers found that after using sunscreens with these ingredients as active compounds, those chemicals were detected in the bloodstream.<\/p>\n

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Barrier sunscreens<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Using ingredients such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, barrier sun creams block UV rays rather than absorbing them. However, in attempts to make these more appealing to the consumer, many so-called \u201cnatural sunscreens\u201d end up using nanoparticle-sized zinc oxide in their sunscreen formula, which means they contain particles so small that they can enter your bloodstream.<\/p>\n

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What makes Young Living Mineral Sunscreen different?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

When the scientists at Young Living<\/a> formulated our Mineral Sunscreen, they wanted to develop the very best\u2014for kids, adults, for everyone in the family. To create the right product, they knew blocking UV rays was the right path, so a zinc oxide sunscreen\u2014a barrier approach\u2014was the right formulation. But Young Living\u2019s scientists, bound by the Seed to Seal\u00ae<\/a> commitment to create the absolute best products available, developed a formula that uses non-nano zinc oxide, which means when you wear this sunscreen, you won\u2019t absorb the chemicals into your bloodstream, however benign they may be.<\/p>\n

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Young Living Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50<\/a><\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019re well-versed on what makes sunscreens work, check out everything that makes our\u00a0SPF 50 formulation<\/a>\u00a0better than all the rest:<\/p>\n