Sunscreen trends

I recently resumed reviewing sunscreens AFS in India. It reminded me that now is an opportune time to get into the nuts and bolts of sunscreen and where there is an opportunity for innovation. This post is a summary of my more

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BIOSOLIS Sun Milk SPF 30

Be review this sunscreen, its good to remind ourselves of this… What damages are we trying to protect against when we use sunscreens? Sunscreens contain UV filters. I like the EU definition which is, ‘UV-filters’ means substances which are exclusively

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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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La Shield Sunscreen Gel SPF 40 PA+++

This is the second La Shield sunscreen that I am reviewing. I reviewed La Shield’s mineral sunscreen recently, and you can read the review here. Initial thoughts The product is extremely, extremely heavily fragranced. I don’t know what the hell

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SPER sunscreen SPF 40

A regular reader asked me to review the efficacy of this sunscreen. While I don’t ordinarily comply to review sunscreens based on such little information, it was not a hard call here.

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AVEIL SPF 50 Gel

An extremely popular Made in India sunscreen, that is reasonably priced (MRP: Rs 699 for 50ml), does not make the cut. My view: Give it a miss

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Myths about sun-protection

My sister pointed out that I may be too tunnel visioned in my approach to sun protection – I assume everyone is on the same page as I am. She has a point. We all heard others say, “skin cancer

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