To make this simple and easy home-made sunscreen, you need olive or almond oil, beeswax and zinc oxide which you will find in the baby department of most leading department stores (it is commonly used to help baby get over nappy rash).
Slowly heat a cup of oil on low heat as you do not want the oil to boil at any point. At the same time, crumble 1 ounce of beeswax before adding it to the oil which should be kept on a low heat until it gently melts the wax. Incidentally, you can use any olive oil that you buy in the local hypermarket or store whereas beeswax can usually be obtained from a health store or on the net (search Google for ‘buy beeswax’ to find more local alternatives).
Once the wax has completely melted, remove the mixture from the heat and immediately drop in two tablespoonfuls of the zinc oxide. Allow the mixture to cool a little further before storing it in an airtight container which you can keep in the fridge for several weeks.
When you use the mixture, you may find that it has separated in which case you may need to agitate or stir it to remix everything before applying it to your skin.
And with this mixture and the one that you make using the following recipe, you should take the sunscreen out of the fridge 15 to 30 minutes before using it to ensure that you can mix it properly before applying (it’s also far less cold as well!).
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