The best-known natural sun blocks are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, naturally occurring minerals more effective than most chemical sunscreens. They work as a barrier against sun damage. Non-Toxic natural or organic products do not contain hazardous chemicals, so they are safe and healthy.

Only 10 chemical ingredients are banned from cosmetics in the United States. 1,100+ chemical ingredients are banned from cosmetics in the European Union.

During warm weather, many people will be using sunscreens to protect themselves from what they perceive as dangerous sunshine. Many of these same people will opt for commercial brand sunscreens and therefor increasing their risk for cancer due to poisonous toxins inside the bottle.  Would you eat it? “NO!” Then why let your skin drink it directly into your bloodstream?!?  These “false protectors” contain aluminum, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide, aluminum silicate, aluminum stearate, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate (which is a known neurotoxin and PRO-oxidant). Many researchers know that the sun is not responsible for the skin cancers, but in fact the aluminum in the sunscreens. Please opt for a holistic, green sunscreen. Look for an ANTI-oxidant, moisturizer and skin protector. Here are 5 holistic, green alternatives to the TOXIC commercial brand sunscreens:

1 – Unrefined Shea butter: Excellent moisturizer. Excellent sunscreen. Great for skin ailments.

2 – Organic Cocoa butter: The BEST moisturizer. Good anti-inflammatory action, good water resistance

3 – Organic Extra Virgin Coconut oil: Great moisturizer, great skin protection against anti-oxidants. Good sunscreen.

4 – Organic Avocado oil: Great sunscreen, stimulates collagen production. Anti wrinkling oil.

5 – Organic Olive oil: Good sunscreen,good moisturizer. Cost effective.

One of the easiest ways to make a positive impact on your planet and your life is to use safe, non-toxic personal care products.

Last week we asked you to support the USDA National Organic Standards Board’s committee recommendation, "Solving the Problem of Mislabeled Organic Personal Care," that would make sure that any use of the word "organic" on a personal care product is backed up by third-party certification to USDA organic standards.

Many thanks to the thousands of you who pitched in to help us support truth-in-advertising for organic personal care products with your letters, words of encouragement and donations!

PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!

If the USDA delays enforcement of organic standards in personal care, the OCA will be forced to back up its grassroots lobbying with market pressure in the form of a boycott of "cheater brands" and a "buycott" or promotion of brands that are genuinely organic. Before OCA launches a boycott of brands that are falsely marketing themselves as organic, it will give producers an opportunity to change their labels or marketing claims. Beginning this week at the Natural Products Expo East in Boston, OCA will meet with personal care products companies engaged in organic fraud to urge them to make a pledge to consumers that they will either meet USDA organic standards or stop making false organic claims.

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