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2). Traditional Mineral Sunscreens reflect damaging rays. Most include zinc oxide or titanium oxide. They appear white on the skin since they reflect light.
3). Nano-Mineral sunscreens have tiny nano-particles of zinc and titanium oxide. Their safety is questioned as they may penetrate the skin, but they’re still safer than organic filters.
4). Clothes and shade work well!
5). Healthy skin burns less. The Paleo Diet may change your tanning future.
Many brands now use BOTH chemical and mineral filters. Read those labels or use the EWG sunscreen guide below.
But a Paleo-type diet may help you tan more easily and not burn so fast. I’ve seen anecdotal reports of this on many websites in the Paleo community.
Diets higher in saturated fats such as ghee, coconut oil and pastured meats help the sun make more Vitamin D in our skin. The fats, Vitamin D and the higher levels of antioxidants in a Paleo Diet all provide some protection from burning as well as less DNA damage from UVA rays.
If you have some time, browse through this thread on Cholesterol and Sunshine on Marks’s Daily Apple.
click here to view20 Healthy Living Tips
This study reports that Vitamin D deficiency due to use of sunscreen may be the cause of increased chronic disease globally.
Here’s my detailed article on the incredible importance of Vitamin D in gene regulation and the immune system.
Five types of sunscreens
1). Organic Filters: synthetic chemical combos that absorb sun’s radiation, preventing it from entering the skin. Here’s a case where the word “organic” is bad.2). Traditional Mineral Sunscreens reflect damaging rays. Most include zinc oxide or titanium oxide. They appear white on the skin since they reflect light.
3). Nano-Mineral sunscreens have tiny nano-particles of zinc and titanium oxide. Their safety is questioned as they may penetrate the skin, but they’re still safer than organic filters.
4). Clothes and shade work well!
5). Healthy skin burns less. The Paleo Diet may change your tanning future.
Sunscreen ingredients to avoid
- Oxybenzone is common in commercial sunscreens. Linked to elevated estrogen, endometriosis and allergic reactions.
- Retinyl Palmitate is a form of Vitamin A linked to skin tumors and lesions. It doesn’t “help” sunscreen protection. Avoid it.
- Spray sunscreen is too easy to inhale. Use topicals.
- High SPF’s only protect against UVB burning rays. They don’t block UVA rays that age the skin, affect your immune system and promote skin cancer. You’re not safe just because you aren’t burning.
- Parabens and PABA
- Sunscreen/bug repellant combos – too many unpronounceable ingredients!
Are Mineral Sunscreens Safer?
In general, yes. But commercial brands of zinc and titanium sunscreens may still contain chemicals in the lotion. If you can’t pronounce it, don’t use it.Many brands now use BOTH chemical and mineral filters. Read those labels or use the EWG sunscreen guide below.
A Better Diet May Prevent Burning
Hats, loose white clothes, shade, and UV blocking sunglasses are mandatory – there’s no getting away from common sense.But a Paleo-type diet may help you tan more easily and not burn so fast. I’ve seen anecdotal reports of this on many websites in the Paleo community.
Diets higher in saturated fats such as ghee, coconut oil and pastured meats help the sun make more Vitamin D in our skin. The fats, Vitamin D and the higher levels of antioxidants in a Paleo Diet all provide some protection from burning as well as less DNA damage from UVA rays.
If you have some time, browse through this thread on Cholesterol and Sunshine on Marks’s Daily Apple.
click here to view20 Healthy Living Tips
Sunscreen Blocks Vitamin D Too
Getting safe sun allows the skin to make Vitamin D. Most of us don’t get enough all-year-round sun (on horizontal bare skin when the sun is high in the sky). The D we make in the skin is different from that in supplements, but I still recommend my readers and clients take this Vitamin D + K2 combo daily for life unless your annual blood test for Vitamin D is normal. Then just take Vitamin K2 as Emu Oil or as capsules.This study reports that Vitamin D deficiency due to use of sunscreen may be the cause of increased chronic disease globally.
Here’s my detailed article on the incredible importance of Vitamin D in gene regulation and the immune system.
5 Tips For Choosing Safer Sunscreen
- Avoid Oxybenzone
- Choose mineral screens with at least 20% zinc oxide
- Avoid sunscreen/bug repellant combos
- Use shade, hats, sunglasses and loose white clothes
- Eat a nutrient-dense Paleo Diet to help avoid burning
Eze Godsfavour is a health blogger who gives insight on what to and how to do things that promotes good health
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