Whether you love or hate summer, the truth is that you’ll have to learn to adapt to your surroundings regardless of your personal preference. So, might as well whip up some natural sunscreen to shelter your skin from the damaging action of UV rays. Why should you bother making it at home, you ask? That’s because any homemade thing is under your direct observation, meaning that you can control ingredients, quantities, and tailor it to your own needs and sensitivities. Plus, you’ll know there aren’t any dubious chemicals thrown into the mix.
That being said, we’ve come forth with some recipe recommendations which will make you realize just how easy it is to craft your own sunscreen.
4 Natural Sunscreen Recipes
#1 Shea Butter Sunscreen
- 1/2 cup Shea butter
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 15 drops carrot seed essential oil
- 10 drops myrrh essential oil
- 2 tbsp. zinc oxide (optional)
Whip the Shea butter until it gets a fluffy texture and then slowly start mixing in the melted coconut oil. Continue to incorporate the rest of the ingredients, with the zinc oxide being optional for those seeking a higher SPF. Without the oxide, this resulting mixture has a rating of about 20, which you can double with the inclusion of the zinc oxide.
#2 Almond Oil Sunscreen
- 1/2 cup almond or olive oil (can infuse with herbs first if desired)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (natural SPF 4)
- 1/4 cup beeswax
- 2 tablespoons zinc oxide
- up to 1 teaspoon red raspberry seed oil (optional)
- up to 1 teaspoon carrot seed oil (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Shea butter (optional)
- 1 tablespoon vitamin E oil (optional)
The nice thing about this particular recipe is that you can easily tailor it to your personal desire with all these optional ingredients. Read about the crafting steps here.
#3 Sunscreen Bars
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup shea butter, cocoa butter or mango butter
- 2 tablespoons (or more) of non-nano zinc oxide
- 1 cup beeswax
- Vitamin E oil (for preservation)
- A few drops of vanilla or essential oil.
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#4 Green Tea Sunscreen
- 1 tbsp. mango butter
- 1 tsp. Shea butter
- 1 tbsp. avocado oil
- 4 tsp. zinc oxide powder
- 1 tbsp. jojoba oil
- 1/2 tsp. vitamin E oil
- 4 tbsp. green tea
- 1 tsp. beeswax pellets
- 6 drops ylang ylang essential oil
- 6 drops of vanilla essential oil
Admittedly, there’s much more than just green tea here, but it’s the definite star of the recipe. Read all the thorough directions required to make this DIY sunscreen here and find some useful tips as well.
Wrapping Up
In the end, even though it might be time consuming, making a homemade natural sunscreen is definitely worth it if you wish to avoid any further potential damage. After all, you shouldn’t gamble with the health of your skin, especially when sunlight is involved. The wrong kind of products can not only end up being useless and hardly protective, but they can even do the opposite and result in an enhancement of the sun damage.
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