The EWG just did a report on sunscreens. (
http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/news/20090702/how-safe-and-effective-are-sunscr\
eens?src=RSS_PUBLIC
)
I googled the first result, Soleo Organics sunscreen (
http://www.futurenatural.com/index.html?Action=Commerce.Product&ID=103145)
and it looks like it uses zinc oxide instead of titanium. Here's their
homepage: http://www.soleousa.com/#

<http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/news/20090702/how-safe-and-effective-are-sunsc\
reens?src=RSS_PUBLIC>
-Lana

"There is nothing more useful than sun and salt." - Latin proverb


On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Cray Fish <crayfishfeed@...> wrote:

> I want to use sunblock on my face b/c I don't want to photoage in that area
> anymore than I have or have to. I lay out in the sun a few times/week to
> try and get my vitamin D in the middle of the day, plus I live in Miami and
> I do this in the winter too. I have been getting too much sun on my face
> lately and since we all have to pick our battles, I prefer a little toxins
> once in a while to wrinkles.
>
> Many of the sunblocks at Whole Food have Titanium Dioxide. According to
> this article http://www.organicmakeup.ca/ca/titaniumdioxide.asp, if the
> size of these particles are very small they can damage the cell's DNA after
> sun exposure, so I want to avoid this ingredient. Has anyone else looked
> into this and can recommend a brand?
> Thanks.
>
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