All things SPF

July 01, 2026

Sunscreen for Acne-Prone Skin: What Won't Clog Your Pores

The wrong sunscreen can make breakouts worse. Here is what makes the best sunscreen for acne-prone skin, the ingredients to avoid, and...

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June 29, 2026

Melasma Responds to Visible Light. Iron Oxides Filter It.

Melasma is triggered by visible light, not just UV, and most sunscreens only block UV. Here is what makes the best sunscreen...

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June 27, 2026

Vegan, Seed Oil-Free Sunscreen

Vegan and seed oil-free in one bottle. Five ingredients, a plant ester carrier, no tallow, no beeswax, no seed oils.

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June 21, 2026

Mineral Sunscreen Without Silicones: How to Find One

Swellies is a mineral sunscreen with no silicones anywhere in the formula, including the coating on the zinc. It is five ingredients:...

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June 19, 2026

Seed Oil-Free Sunscreen Without the Tallow

Most sunscreens are built on seed oils. Sunflower, rosehip, jojoba, raspberry. They show up across the ingredient list as carriers, emollients, and...

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June 17, 2026

The AAP Draws the Line at Six Months.

What the AAP says about sunscreen and babies, why mineral matters for young skin, and how to read a sunscreen label. Direct...

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June 04, 2026

Zinc Oxide Stays on Skin. It Does Not Absorb Into the Bloodstream.

Zinc oxide is proposed by the FDA as GRASE and does not absorb into the bloodstream. Here's why it's the sunscreen active...

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June 02, 2026

Sunscreen Ingredients to Avoid for Babies

The FDA has cleared two sunscreen actives as GRASE: zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. The other 12 haven't passed review. Here's what...

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May 31, 2026

Skinimalism, Meet Sunscreen.

Skinimalism means cutting your routine down to what works. Here's why sunscreen is usually the last product that hasn't caught up, and...

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