Is your sunscreen safe for the ocean?
Most sunscreen sold in the UK contains chemicals - including Oxybenzone, Octinoxate and Octocrylene - which have toxic effects on the environment.
Research has shown that chemicals in high street sunscreens act as hormone disruptors; changing fish behaviour, causing animals to stop reproducing, killing coral larvae and causing coral bleaching.
Even if you're nowhere near the sea, sunscreen washes from your shower, through water treatment plants, into rivers and out to the ocean. Sewage is the largest source of sunscreen chemicals heading into the sea.
Wearing sunscreen is essential to protect your skin from sun damage. We carefully select suncream and cosmetics that are safe for the oceans and your skin.
Research has shown that chemicals in high street sunscreens act as hormone disruptors; changing fish behaviour, causing animals to stop reproducing, killing coral larvae and causing coral bleaching.
Even if you're nowhere near the sea, sunscreen washes from your shower, through water treatment plants, into rivers and out to the ocean. Sewage is the largest source of sunscreen chemicals heading into the sea.
Wearing sunscreen is essential to protect your skin from sun damage. We carefully select suncream and cosmetics that are safe for the oceans and your skin.
HAPPY PEOPLE
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HAPPY OCEANS
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HAPPY PLANET
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SUNCARE THAT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANEt
#1 Use non-nano mineral sunscreen |
#2 Cover up!
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#3 no more spray sunscreen |
