Which of the sunscreens would you recommend for my baby?
All of our sunscreen recipes only use non-nano zinc oxide as the active ingredient, which is the only FDA approved sun protecting ingredient from birth to 6 months old, so all of them are safe from birth.
However, our Kawakawa Outdoor Balm uses thicker zinc which can be gentler on the skin. Especially if your baby rubs their eyes with the sunscreen on their hands and such. Generally an SPF of 18x as long as normal is more than enough for even paler babies, due to re-application time, and the fact that they should be kept in shade where possible.
It is however a personal decision, and depends on whether you yourself prefer the higher SPF sunscreen.
If you or your child have eczema, then we would recommend the Kawakawa Outdoor Balm if you don't need the extra SPF, as this is 'skin healing' at the same time as being sun protecting.
The SPF40 uses a much more expensive zinc and has undergone more expensive SPF testing, thus the Kawakawa Outdoor Balm is also the more cost efficient option if this is important for you.
Our whānau personally uses the Kawakawa Outdoor Balm at home around the garden, and the SPF40 when tramping at high elevations or near water where a stronger SPF is preferred.
Is your sunscreen reef-safe?
There is no set particular agreed upon definition on what constitutes a reef-safe sunscreen, however our sunscreens do fit in with the various definitions available, and therefore can be considered reef-safe.
Does your sunscreen use nano or non-nano zinc?
Both our sunscreen options use non-nano zinc.
The SPF50+ did previously state nano, as we were still trying to get a direct answer from the zinc supplier as to whether the zinc fell into nano or non-nano categories.
It is in fact non-nano, but the SPF40 & SPF50+ use a newer zinc, which is how it can go on clear, rather than leaving a white tint.
How long does the sunscreen last?
Generally the Best Before date on the jar is 12-18 months away. We recommend using the sunscreen in the season you purchase it, however zinc doesn't theoretically expire, thus theoretically there is no expiry date as such.
The sunscreen will be at its best texture-wise the season it is purchased in, hence why we recommend using in the season you purchase.
I do often have customers contact me to let me know they are still using jars they purchased off me 3-4 seasons ago with full protection!
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