Supergoop’s my goop
After half a dozen tubes of “safe” sunscreen and a hundred dollars later, I finally have found our family’s sunscreen.
I’ve been experimenting with different brands, trying to find the best of the low-chemical sunscreens. It hasn’t always gone well.
First there was Burt’s Bees, which was a disaster. My children were pale yellow and stuck to furniture.
After a couple unnotables, we settled on Earth’s Best for a while. My kids looked like mimes, but we dealt with it.
Then Alba Botanica fragrance-free worked its way to the top of our list. They didn’t seem quite as white, but they still got a 20 minute full-body massage every time we went to the pool. The time it took to rub in and evenly distribute these zinc-based products was killing me. I needed a quicker option in my bag of tricks.
Then came Supergoop. Dr. T’s Supergoop.
It is one of only 13 non-mineral sunscreens that Environmental Working Group recommends. It has a safety rating of 3 out of 10, which I’m great with. I may be giving up a point or two, but it is worth it. The consistency is much thinner, making it easy to quickly and liberally apply. The kids don’t complain about it (as much) and when they do complain, it only has to last 1 minute because then I’m DONE!
I LOVE the pump on the 15 and 24 ounce bottles. It sits on my counter and I can quickly lube the family up before we run out the door. I am still using my zinc products for my little people’s faces, but for the all over coverage, you can’t beat this stuff!
Thank you for doing the hard work for us! I am back to chemical stuff as the zinc products were killing me. The Burt’s Bee’s on Lena made her look like a cadaver. Where do you get Supergoop?
I ordered mine online. Sephora carries it if you are ever in the store. Check this out, free shipping!
http://www.skin-one.com/supergoop-brand.html
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Phew – so happy to have this recomendation. We have been doing California Baby and Badger but if you think rubbing chemical free sunscreen in on your big kids is tough try rubbing it in on a 17 month old. Every sunscreen application ended in both of us (and any clothes, furniture, etc in our path) covered in white. I had to allocate extra time to prepare for swim lessons! I saw that they have sunscreen wipes – hurray!
You are going to love how easy this goes on!!! I noticed the face stick is rated a 1, I’m going to try that next!
My favorite is called VaniCream, spf 60. Hey, Lina, will you send me your email address to beth.dodd@comcast.net? I don’t seem to have your email in my contacts. I have something I want to send you.
I have been searching for a sun screen safe and affordable for my whole family as well! I have heard AMAZING things about Supergoop! and I am hoping to be able to try it soon. I have sensitive skin (easily burnt and psoriasis which is aggravated by the sun), my Husband works 12 hour shifts in the hot sun all day and he uses no SPF and I have a 6 month old son that loves playing in the sun in his new kiddie pool. I hope I win the $25 giveaway so I can try this awesome product and share it with my family and friends and experience what I have heard so much about! =]
Nice! I hope you win!!! I know you will love this stuff :)
Thanks for all the hard work on this! I may order the wipes along with a bottle to make life easy!
I would love to hear about the wipes when you try them!
I love love Supergoop!! I have searched a long time to find the perfect sunscreen for me and my family and since I have found Supergoop I have become a walking advertisement for them. I swear, I am a nerd for the stuff. After dealing with a melanoma several years ago I want to do everything possible to keep my kids skin cancer free! And the fact that I can use this liberally without worry of nasty chemicals on their precious skin is awesome!
We just had a beach vacation with several other families and we brought our 15oz pump for everyone to use. Everybody loved it! 8 little kids under the age of 5 were gooped up everyday without tears or incident – that’s pretty amazing! And in 10 days we didn’t have one burn or even a tan line!
I love the swipes for their ease of use but they are a little too expensive for me to use everyday. I keep them in my bag for impromptu sun exposure. I use the AM moisturizer everyday on my face and love it – I have rosacea and it hasn’t irritated my skin one bit.
Did I mention I love love Supergoop?!
I LOVE that someone else out there is as obsessed with sunscreen as me – and that feels the same way about Supergoop! Next, I want to try the face stick. Thanks for your input!!!