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REEF SAFE Sunscreen #130755
05/21/2017 10:33 PM
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Collingswood, NJ
dkupersmith Offline OP
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This may not be news to many, but something I recently became aware of. Oxybenzone, which is in over 3,500 sunscreen products worldwide, is contributing to the death of our coral reefs.
A Washington Post article cited a study showing over 14,000 tons of sunscreen end up in the oceans each year.
As I am getting closer to my next trip at the end of June, I am currently trying to decide what brand of safe product to use.
Hopefully this post will get others to think about this also.
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Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: dkupersmith] #130756
05/22/2017 10:07 AM
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Your best bet is to go to a Scuba shop. You'll find reef safe sunscreen very easy there.

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: wilsonck] #130757
05/22/2017 10:23 AM
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Most people prefer to get this kind of stuff before they leave home, so they don't have to worry about it. Do regular retail stores not carry reef safe sunscreen?


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Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: Carol_Hill] #130758
05/22/2017 11:14 AM
05/22/2017 11:14 AM
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It's very hard to find sunscreen without oxybenzone and avobenzone in stores, but Amazon carries the Elta MD brand. I've used it and it works well, without the white haze that most non-chemical sunscreens impart. It's not cheap.

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: Carol_Hill] #130759
05/22/2017 11:18 AM
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Carol_Hill said:
Do regular retail stores not carry reef safe sunscreen?


I have never seen reef safe sunscreen in the regular big box stores.

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: GaKaye] #130760
05/22/2017 11:37 AM
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Thanks for the info, Georgia and wilson. I learned something today. Thanks to the original poster for bringing up the topic.


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Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: dkupersmith] #130761
05/22/2017 12:27 PM
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We use "Ocean Potion" sunscreen. Until recently it was produced right here in East Central Florida. It says right on the label "oxybenzone free". It's all we use and it works great. I buy it at Walmart for around 6.50 per 8 oz. tube.

Note: we only use the "lotion" so I can't comment on the spray type.

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: Marcheall] #130762
05/22/2017 12:40 PM
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We first discovered Ocean Potion on SXM. Love it. Nice fragrance, not greasy. Can't find it on SXM anymore. We now get it from Amazon.

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: Leagle49] #130763
05/22/2017 02:27 PM
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I have never heard of this before, that's a ton of sunscreen to end up in our oceans, probably bad for all of sea life, not just reefs. Wish that anywhere you went swimming where there is reef or sea life, this would be much more prominently noted at shops that sell sunscreen.

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: dkupersmith] #130764
05/22/2017 02:39 PM
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Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: boucharda] #130765
05/23/2017 11:49 AM
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Interesting article . Although it says other factors like climate change are more responsible for damaging reefs than sunscreen, it still says in the last paragraph:
"Next time you go to the beach, consider a sunscreen without all of that oxybenzone, but more importantly, lobby your local politicians for better agricultural practices and action on climate change."
So thanks to the OP for posting and I will definitely be looking for new sunscreen!

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: leenms] #130766
05/23/2017 01:16 PM
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Agree

Re: REEF SAFE Sunscreen [Re: boucharda] #130767
05/23/2017 05:15 PM
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Auburn, WA
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Saw reef safe at Aqua Mania this morning. Wasn't very expensive for a generous container.


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