The new sunscreen developed by thinkbaby and thinksport LIVESTRONG sunscreen is highly effective, falls into the highest category for water resistance and has a sensible SPF 50+ rating.A quick look on your local drugstore shelf will show an increasing number of chemical sunscreens boasting ultra-high SPFs of 70 and greater.An SPF higher than SPF 30 offers only minimal improvement in sun protection and does not provide insight into its ability to protect for both UVA and UVB.Instead, these ultra-high SPFs are inflated through the use of chemical UV absorbers.
Note: thinkbaby formulas for 2011 are identical to their new SPF 50+ sunscreen. They anticipated that the FDA was going to lower the limit for 2012 to SPF30. However, they only lowered it to 50, so have changed our packaging to reflect the SPF rating that their formulation achieves.But consumers should know that the difference in effectiveness between SPF 30 and SPF 100 is approximately 2-3%!
Additionally, thinkbaby and thinksport LIVESTRONG sunscreens utilize average zinc oxide particles greater than 110nm. Kevin Brodwick, founder of thinkbaby and thinksport, explains why: “We always use the precautionary principle and as we expect the debate on the safety of nano particles to continue, we asked a simple question: Does the product have to contain nano particles to be an effective sunscreen?The answer is, quite simply, ‘no.’
Features:
*Free of biologically harmful chemicals
*Broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection
*Very stable under sunlight
*Not chemical based
*Micronized Zinc Oxide – Average particle size >100micron
*Very Water Resistant - Highest level as determined by FDA
*Paraben Free and PABA Free
*Very High Zinc content
*Sunscreen produced in the USA
*New 2011 formulation applies easily and absorbs easily despite having such a high
*Zinc content. SPF 50+
*First sunscreen to pass Whole Foods Premium Care line requirements
*Does not have an obtrusive smell that many organic sunscreens have.
*No chemicals utilized for UV absorption
*A member of the Safe Cosmetics Campaign Compact
*Top Rated on Environmental Working Group database Skin Deep of 1400 sunscreens.
Purchase of this product guarantees that a minimum of $1.5 million will be donated towards LIVESTRONG''s fight against cancer.