Just received it today.Bought it on the same date as the EWG report because I was concerned about too many chemicals being put onto my 2 small children everyday.Notwithstanding the EWG endorsement, the formulation apparently changed and this product contains Oxybenzone, Vitamin A, and several other ingredients which I was specifically trying to avoid.You may as well buy the cheaper drug store brands than pay a premium for this supposedly chemical free sunscreen.DO NOT BUY if you are looking to avoid the chemicals!
We purchased this product for a trip to Carribean Mexico. 1)I used it on my legs during a brief lay on the beach. I was in the sun for 1/2 hour when I noticed a burn on my legs. I immediately got out of the sun and had a bizarre burn in random areas on my knees and left shin. I had been very thorough in applying it so it's as if it just broke down in certain areas. I used a different product on my top half and had perfect coverage. The burn was terrible and looked as if I had poured boiling water down the front of my shin (the other leg was fine). It's almost as if it acted as a sun "enhancer" in certain areas. My companion also burned in random streaks after a half hour in the sun. 2) If you get this product on clothing, swimsuits, etc. It is VERY difficult to get out.I DO NOT recommend this product at all!
After reading about this product on EWG I purchased the new formulation of Aquasport from another website & the active ingredients are titanium dioxide 8% and zinc oxide 6% and at the top of the front it says "oxybenzone & paraben-free".I just put it on my face and it absorbed immediately with no sticky after effect.I have a feeling that maybe Amazon has an old formulation (on the front of the Amazon Aquasport it says "PABA & Paraben free" instead of the "oxybenzone & paraben-free").
Just bought some of this stuff at Wholefoods.It was reasonably priced ($8) and contained sufficient amounts of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.I believe they just started making this formula without the Oxybenzone.So it now has a rating of 2 on EWG site.An important plus for me, because I tend to use sunscreens daily, is that it easily blends in clear.Though I have not put it to the test on a beach day, I'm sure some of the solid zinc formulas do a better job at protection (like Badger?).I do triathlons so I train a lot in the sun when swimming and sweating.I only use mineral based sunscreens for me and the kids given the questionable efficacy of chemical sunscreen agents.I have tried a dozen or so of the mineral based water resistant sunscreens and this one works best for me.Goes on easy.Doesnt turn my face into a white clown mask and it works well through a sweaty workout.
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