You might be interested in creating your sunscreen for reasons of safety, cost, and convenience. So, before you get the aloe vera and mason jars, you have to understand how hard it is to get effective sunscreen — and how important it is for that sunscreen to work properly. We will explore a few popular myths related to DIY sunscreen and give recipes to make sunscreens that protect the skin.
Natural sunscreens generally contain ingredient mixtures that do not have any chemical sun shield. These are usually free of parabens and other harsh ingredients/chemicals. Many natural sunscreens include active ingredients directly from many plants to cover the skin, reflecting UV rays from the dermal layer. These active ingredients usually are minerals, like zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, instead of chemicals.
There are loads of homemade sunscreen recipes available out there, but very few of those can really protect the skin from the cancer-causing UVA and UVB rays. We have hunted everything for DIY sunscreen recipes that seem most likely to be efficient, and the best of them are provided here:
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Homemade Sunscreen With Coconut Oil And Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is an awesome active ingredient for any homemade sunscreen stockpile. It can prevent and treat burns on the skin.
A note: The recipe is not waterproof, and you will have to reapply it often.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of shea butter for a smooth consistency
- ¼ cup coconut oil (as it has SPF 7)
- ¼ cup aloe vera gel (50% or higher)
- 2 (or more) tbsp. powdered zinc oxide
- 25 drops of walnut extract oil for scent and extra SPF
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients, except for the aloe vera gel and zinc oxide, in an average saucepan. Then let the oils and shea butter melt together on low heat.
- After that, let them cool for a few minutes before mixing in the aloe vera.
- Cool fully before mixing the zinc oxide. Blend the ingredients well to ensure that the zinc oxide is even throughout. You can also add some beeswax or any different waxy substance for a thicker consistency.
Keep it in a glass jar, and keep it in a cool, dry place until you want to use it.
Homemade Sunscreen Spray
To prepare this homemade sunscreen spray, mix the components as mentioned above, except shea butter. When the mixture cools entirely, add more aloe vera gel and a carrier oil like almond oil, having SPF features of its own, till that mixture gets to a sprayable density. Store this in a glass spray container and keep it refrigerated.
Homemade Sunscreen For Oily Skin
If your skin is oily, you might get reluctant to slather on DIY sunscreen that is heavy on oil constituents. Although a few essential oils can correct the excess sebum or oil on the skin. If you are worried regarding oil buildup, follow the recipe from above, just without coconut oil — perceived to be comedogenic — for another carrier oil, like sweet almond oil or jojoba oil.
Importance Of Sunscreen
It is right to be cautious about many of the constituents in all those commercial sunscreens; this does not necessarily mean you should skip sunscreen collectively. Many kinds of research have shown that sunscreen can reduce the risk of sunburn, lowering the risk of lesions leading to melanoma. Being in the shade, limiting the total sun exposure time, and wearing a hat or sun-protective clothing should be further parts of the sun-protection plan.
Without any pharmaceutical background or chemistry degree, it is difficult for someone to determine the amount of titanium dioxide or zinc oxide to perfect a sunscreen recipe. This usually takes the whole team of chemists years or decades to produce the best sunscreen that the FDA would find acceptable and safe. So the possibilities of you developing an effective and safe sunscreen to relate with what’s in the market are very few. The great news here is that you don’t need to stay for the wrong stuff, even when you can not DIY sunscreen methods. Many sunscreens do not have that troubling ingredient that can change human reproductive hormones.
CONCLUSION
Different natural products come out each year. FDA has revealed its concerns over the possibility of dangerous ingredients present in sunscreens by renewing the guidelines. With educated, proactive customers and the natural product trends, and wellness strength, we can assume healthier sunscreen choices to have this summer season. For the time being, try to get the perfect sunscreen option, and you will feel happy using a product any dermatologist recommends, a DIY, or a natural product.
