When all is said and done, it is never going to make much sense for a fair skinned individual to expose themselves to the sunlight for any extended period of time without some form of protection.
Clothes will obviously protect you from the sun (there are even special clothing brands that are specifically designed for the purpose) as do hats and sunglasses, but what about your exposed skin given that there may be risks attached to commercially produced sunscreen and sunblock products?
The obvious answer is to turn to natural sun protection products, of which there are many on the market. Many of these natural protection products are available in High Street health stores and some more enlightened pharmacies, but before deciding to spend your money on these products, I would suggest that you do a couple of important things.
Firstly, most of the natural sun protection products that can be bought in a local store can also be bought over the internet. Consequently, there are many sites where you can find a good deal more information about these products than you would ever be to find in your local store which will enable you to make a more informed decision about whether you want to spend money on them or not.
For example, as highlighted on the Health Hype site, some sunscreen products that are ‘allegedly’ natural contain exactly the same potentially dangerous chemicals like titanium oxide that was highlighted earlier. The site also casts serious doubt on claims made by some sun protection products that they are ‘organic’ as well.
You can also look up information about individual natural sun protection products on the website of the product manufacture as well, because most reputable manufacturers of natural products will provide information about the ingredients of their product on the site.
In this way, you can do your due diligence regarding the individual ingredients to ascertain whether this is a product you want to use on your own skin or on that of your family.
As an example, the FAQ page of the website for Badger Natural Sunscreen (which many independent sites rate as a top natural product, a contention which a recent rating as being amongst the top 1% of 1600 comparable products tends to support) shows that the main ingredients is micronized zinc oxide in combination with other protective elements such as extra-virgin olive oil, jojoba oil and the like.
Knowing this allows you to do your research before deciding whether this is a product that you would be happy to buy and use.
Depending upon your views or position regarding these commercially produced natural sunscreen products, you may like to consider another alternative, which is to make your own.
In this way, you can exert absolute control over everything that you use and because natural, home-made sun protection solutions can be every bit as effective as those that you might otherwise have to spend a significant amount of money on.
Over the past couple years, I have read many different ‘recipes’ for home-made sunscreen and the majority seem to have a surprising degree of commonality in that the same ingredients are recommended time and again. This is generally a good thing because it implies that these ingredients do a good job, and certainly in my experience, I have no complaints so far.
What I have therefore done is detail one simple and one slightly more complex version of what is essentially the same kind of recipe below so that you can experiment with both to see which is most suitable for (and offers the greatest protection to) you and your family.
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