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Coral reef safe sunscreens to buy
This blog is the final instalment in the coral reef series. I end it with suggesting 3 products that i have used in the past.
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Sunscreen bans and coral reef safety
Which countries ban sunscreens?
I can only name one country that bans ALL sunscreens, and all other countries ban some ingredients.
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The above list is only some territories who’ve adopted some type of position on sunscreens
All other countries (including Australia down to Papua New Guinea, which host most of the globe’s coral reef) permit sunscreen use, irrespective of the ingredients contained.
What is coral reef safe sunscreen?
Like most of sunscreen regulation everywhere, there is no agreed upon definition by manufacturers or governments on what “reef safe” is.
When you see the following words on a sunscreen, I’d like you to ignore them.
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How to buy reef safe sunscreen?
Given there is no agreed upon definition, you need to decide what your attitude to marine life is and appreciate that some choices are better than others…
Here is a little graph
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How is sunscreen bad for coral reefs?
In today’s blog, I am going to outline for you how sunscreen is bad for coral reefs. Specifically, I’ll also highlight which ingredients are controversial
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Coral reef and sunscreens part one
The impetus for this series of blogs comes from a few readers, who would like to better understand what the implications of regular use of sunscreen on coral reefs is. True to my own form, I am doing a semi-deep