DIY Ultra Moisturizing, Non Toxic Sunscreen Recipe
Summer is upon us! 聽Which means for the fair skinned it鈥檚 time to cover up or lather up! Conventional store bought sunscreen can be laden with harmful chemicals which have been questioned to cause more harm then good. 聽CNN did a study where it was found that 25% of 800 tested sunscreens were effective at protecting skin without the use of potentially harmful ingredients, which means that, 75% of sunscreens contain harmful ingredients! 聽Here are some baddies to look out for on the back of your sunscreen label:
- Oxybenzone a.k.a. benzophenone-3 – prevents other ingredients from deteriorating and is readily absorbed by our bodies.
- Nanoparticles – Easily absorbed through your skin and often not listed as an ingredient. Check ingredients to list that no nanos are present.
- Retinyl Palmitate [RP] – a dangerous form of natural vitamin A when exposed to ultraviolet light.
- Octyl methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate, Eusolex 2292 or Uvinul MC80) – can affect your thyroid hormones and creates free radicals under your skin.
This list of Toxic Sunscreen Ingredients is from聽Revitalise Your Health, read their full article for more information.
Fear not. 聽There is a solution to all of this. 聽Mother Nature has granted us it鈥檚 own SPF, that you can whip together in your own batch of natural, safe and effective sunscreen.This is were being empowered comes in. 聽We have options and choices about what we put on our bodies!
DIY Non Toxic Sunscreen Recipe
What you will need:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup Coconut Oil
- 1/4 cup beeswax
- 2 tablespoons zinc oxide (you can purchase zinc oxide at some pharmacies or on Amazon)
- 2 tablespoons shea butter
- 12 drops Helichrysum essential oil
Mix everything except the essential oil and zinc oxide in a glass container.
Place in a medium sized sauce pan with 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil and stir occasionally.
NOTE: It took about 15 minutes for the beeswax to melt
Once everything is melted, take the glass container out of the pan and let sit for about 3 minutes. After the 3 minutes is up, add the essential oil and zinc oxide.
Pour into a small jar. 聽I used a super fancy upcycled olive jar. 馃檪
Let sit for 30 minutes or so, then label and use!
NOTES: 聽This does set firm, you can use the back of your fingernail get it out. 聽This recipe made about 1 cup of sunscreen, so it was enough for 2 little jars or one big one. Total SPF of this sunscreen is about 20.
BONUS: Here is a graphic of SPF of other natural oils.
So glad you made featured post!
I’m definitely going to have to try this! Well…next summer maybe. So far we’ve just been going out really early in the morning and late in the evening and skipping the heat of the day altogether. No really though, I have been meaning to look for a sunscreen recipe! Maybe I can even try THIS summer! 馃檪
Great recipe!!.No chemicals no nasties!!!Mother nature knows best.
Thanks for sharing:):)
I’ve never thought of making my own sunscreen but this is a great idea! Who knew that all those oils had natural SPF? Thanks for sharing!
Stopping by from Say G’day linky party 馃檪
Janel ~ Ooooh. Your DIY sunscreen recipe is fantastic! We decided to feature it at the Share It Sunday Link Party this week. Thanks for sharing!
Michele ~ Our Rosey Life
I’m swinging through from Wake Up Wednesday….thanks for sharing this post. I will be recommending this post as a feature for next week. It rocks!
I love this!! Love homemade natural beauty products! Pinning so I don’t lose!
Great recipe; thanks for sharing! And thanks for joining Wakeup Wednesday! 馃檪
I’m so glad to see this. We are going on vacation soon and I’ve already thought about the sun-screen dilemma. Now, my problem is solved. We can be protected from sunburn AND chemicals. Thanks for sharing.
Hello! Thanks for sharing your recipe for healthier sunscreen! Blessings, Cecilia
I am vey fair colored and I am always slathering on the sunscreen I would love to try this out to see if it works thanks for the recipe so I can try it out!
I am quite sensitive to the commercial sunscreen products and therefore looking for some easy homemade sunscreen recipes (if possible). This post and sunscreen recipe are just amazing and I like the graphic at the end. Will definitely try this, yet is there any other essential oils other than Helichrysum essential oil that you will recommend?
Carol
Yes. Here are some other essential oils that you can use with spf:
Carrot seed- 30
Raspberry seed-30
Peppermint- 7
Lavender- 6
Helichrysum is at about 20 spf. Both me and my baby are easy tanners so I just wanted light protection.
Beautiful and natural recipe.
sunscreen is so expensive and we seem to go through it so quickly. This recipe looks like a more economical, not to mention much safer alternative for our family!
Oh wow, I’ve never tried to make my own sunscreen yet with the amount that we go through – I’d be willing to try, Think of all the money I’d save, that stuff isn’t cheap!
I don’t know if you are familiar with Lupus at all, but I have it and it means I cannot get any, I mean any sun. So I have been slathering sunscreen on every single day for 30 years without any idea of what was in it that was bad for me. So this is awesome for me. I am not sure what Helichrysum essential oil is or where to get it, but I’ll find it and make this!
I am familiar with Lupus. That’s tough one. I suffered from Chronic Fatigue years ago and one of the first things my natural doc told me to stop doing was using over the counter beauty product! They are loaded with chemicals that burden our immune system and hormone balances.
If you go to TheNourish.com, click on the webinars page and you can register for a free webinar where we talk more about essential oils and the amazing healing they offer. Let me know if you would like more info on Helichrysum as well. 馃檪
I can’t believe sometimes all the yucky stuff they put in products and still are able to say its okay to buy. I never even thought I could make my own sunscreen. Thanks for this post, I am gonna try it out and pass it along to my family and friends.
Let us know how us it goes! 馃檪
Wow, I never thought of making my own sunscreen. Neat idea!
Thanks for the great recipe. I had no idea it was even possible to make your own sunscreen.
Thanks! If you Google “toxins sunsucreen,” there is tons of stuff available for research! It’s way better to know exactly what you are putting on your body!
Thanks for all the great sunscreen tips! Your recipe looks awesome!
Hi Karen! It does small great! You can even put in some Lavender oil to make it smell even nicer. Most of the products you can find at you area health food store. Make sure you get a pure grade essential oil that you trust!
I like this very healthy sunscreen that I bet smells good and is great for the skin without the chemicals. I would have to find a few of these ingredients to make this. Thanks for the recipe.