Homemade Sunscreen Bars

homemade sunscreen bars Homemade Sunscreen Bars

I’ve had fun lately creating a lot of different varieties of lotion bars. I started with the basic recipe and realized that the options were truly endless for variations.

Another of my favorites so far is the sunscreen bar!

It’s basically a bar version of my homemade sunscreen, and it avoids all the chemicals and potential carcinogens in regular sunscreen. It’s also easier to apply, since it is in a bar (use it almost like soap) and easier for kids to do themselves. I would recommend keeping it in the cooler if you take it to the beach, because it will start to get soft when the temperature hits the high 80s, but it will store well at room temperature.

I’d also encourage experimenting with how much coverage you want based on how much Zinc Oxide you add to the recipe, as this will be a smoother and thinner (and more waterproof) coverage than the basic sunscreen recipe. When possible, it is also important to spend some time in the sun without sunscreen for vitamin D production and there are some supplements and high nutrient foods that will help you avoid burn when you don’t use sunscreen.

Sunscreen Bar Ingredients:

1 cup coconut oil (I get mine here)
1 cup shea butter, cocoa butter or mango butter (or a mix of all three equal to 1 cup)
1 cup beeswax (can add an extra ounce or two if you want a thicker consistency, which leaves less lotion on the skin when used)(I get mine here)
2 tablespoons (or more) of Zinc Oxide (available online or in many stores on the diaper aisle, just make sure it is pure zinc oxide- For those concerned about contaminants or nano-particles, this version has larger particles)
optional: Vitamin E oil to preserve. I added 1 tsp vitamin E oil for this recipe made with 1 cup of each ingredient)
optional: a few drops of vanilla or essential oil for scent (do not use citrus oils!)

How to Make:

Combine all ingredients (except zinc oxide and essential oils if using) in a double boiler, or a glass bowl over a smaller saucepan with 1 inch of water in it.

Turn the burner on and bring water to a boil. Stir ingredients constantly until they are melted and smooth:

lotion bars recipe Homemade Sunscreen Bars Remove from heat and add the zinc oxide powder and essential oils.

Gently stir by hand until essential oils are incorporated.

Carefully pour into molds or whatever you will be allowing the lotion bars to harden in. I used these silicon baking cups, though any mold would work. This recipe exactly filled 12 silicon baking cups when I made it.

Allow the lotion bars to cool completely before attempting to pop out of molds. These could be made in different shaped molds for different holiday gifts (hearts for valentines, flowers for Mother’s day, etc) or made in a square baking pan and then cut into actual bars.

They can be stored at room temperature or in the fridge or freezer for longer term storage. Keep below 80 degrees or they will melt! Adjust coverage to your needs and be careful not to burn while determining how long you can spend in the sun with these.

It is also important to protect your skin internally by making sure that your body has the nutrients it needs to avoid burning, even when you don’t use sunscreen.

About this time of year, I start taking a specific regimen of supplements that help reduce inflammation and improve sun tolerance. The supplements I take are:

Vitamin D3 (I take about 5,000 IU/day)- Emerging evidence shows that optimizing blood levels of Vitamin D can have a protective effect against sunburn and skin cancer
Vitamin C (I take about 2,000 mg/day)- A potent anti0inflammatory, and it is good for the immune system too.
1/4 cup coconut oil melted in a cup of herbal tea per day- the Medium Chain Fatty Acids and saturated fat are easily utilized by the body for new skin formation and are protective against burning
Fermented Cod Liver Oil/High Vitamin Butter Oil Blend (also great for remineralizing teeth)-Probably the most important supplement for sun protection. I take double doses during the summer and the kids take it too. Since adding this and the coconut oil daily, none of us have burned. It’s also great for digestive and oral health. (Amazon finally has the capsules back in stock)
Astaxanthin- A highly potent antioxidant which research shows acts as an internal sunscreen. It’s also supposedly an anti-aging supplement. I don’t give this one to the kids though.

Do you use sunscreen? What kind do you use? Share below!

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http://twitter.com/PaleoPeriodical Karen Phelps

Looks great! But tell me, lots of white film?
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Practically none at all. I was shocked actually, but since it can go on so much thinner as a bar, it doesn’t leave the ashy look…
Aepick01

How long is the shelf life??
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They will last about 2-4 months at room temp and over a year in the fridge or freezer. Also, none of the ingredients will go bad, so only after they come in contact with skin will that time start…
Bahainlove

What would be the best essential oil to repel bugs in these?
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What a great idea! I didn’t even consider the multi-use! I am gonna go look online for that now, I am guessing Thyme or Basil.
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I just ordered this blend and have actually been pretty impressed with it so far… http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006OR6CDC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=herbkati-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006OR6CDC
Brooke_redfern

I can’t wait to try this. What do you use to store the individual bars in?
Pacha

Seems that the commercial “natural” sunscreens that “repel bugs” contains lavender.
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I’ve got a few in the fridge in cellophane bags, but I have little pyrex containers with lids that hold the ones we use
Mary

Are your bars standard muffin/cupcake size (seem so from the glasses comparsion, but wasn’t sure) and how many does one batch make? I’m trying to get a guage on how much supplies to buy.
Nikki Welch

does this protect from UVA too?
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Yes though the amount of protection depends on the amount of zinc oxide
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Yes though the amount of protection depends on the amount of zinc oxide
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Mine are standard muffin tin size and I used silicon because they are easier to get out but if you use a regular muffin tin you can just put in the fridge to harden and then really quickly dip the pan in boiling water to loosen and turn upside down quickly to get them out. I used 1 cup each of the oil, cocoa/Shea butter and beeswax and it perfectly filled 12
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Mine are standard muffin tin size and I used silicon because they are easier to get out but if you use a regular muffin tin you can just put in the fridge to harden and then really quickly dip the pan in boiling water to loosen and turn upside down quickly to get them out. I used 1 cup each of the oil, cocoa/Shea butter and beeswax and it perfectly filled 12
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I am completely addicted to your site. This is an amazing idea! Totally pinning it. Thanks for posting!
Cindy

Can the astaxanthin be taken during pregnancy or while nursing?
Cathy

We do occasionally use my homemade sunblock (made with zinc oxide, could also use titanium dioxide), but avoid sun altogether, as it contains chemicals which react with the skin to “protect” the skin. They are actually very different products, though the names tend to get mixed up.
Cathy

That should be “avoid sunSCREEN altogether”.
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micahanddawn

Do you need to make these in a mold that you won’t use for food?
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Technically all of the ingredients are non-toxic. They will leave a small film that is tough to wash, but this actually works as a non-stick coating on it…
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I’m sure most people are aware that generally speaking what you put on your skin surface can be detected in your urine later that day (apart from Zinc oxide where the particle size is too big to pass through skin).
So limiting sunscreen ingredients to those you may find in food is sensible.
Far better than the ingredients you find in typical sunscreens.
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/127/1/Sunscreen—protection-or-poison.htmlSome of these are really very worrying.
Mary

Okay, I have another technical question. If I order a pound of one of the butters, do you have any idea approximately how many cups that would be? Same for beeswax? (An rough estimate is fine, I’ve never worked with these products, so I have no clue.)
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I would guess about 2-3 cups or more per pound. My one pound jars of each are about the size of a quart mason jar
Mdroach

Do you have a suggestion for a oil to use other than coconut oil? (due to allergies)
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I’d try almond if you can or even olive oil.
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C1sarena

These look great! Thanx. Curious, how about using a crockpot geared especially for this purpose?
Nvorlovsky

How do you know when to reapply or what SPF it is? I have tattoos that need protecting.
Mary

Thank you again!
Rachael

One of my kids is allergic to coconut products …is there another type of oil that you can substitute for the coconut oil?
Julie

Could you use zinc oxide cream instead of powder in this recipe? I can’t find the powder anywhere except on line.
Kimberly

Could I use a cleaned out deodorant applicator instead of a baking pan? I’m just trying to think of ways to easily apply/transport. And I think having the ability to roll up the amount I need would be beneficial.
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You could, just make sure there aren’t any other dangerous ingredients with the cream…
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absolutely! This is how I did the deodorant bars I made and it works great.
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Pam_randolph

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question but I live in a small town and the only zinc oxide cream I found was in the form of desitin and it is only 40% zinc oxide, is this okay to use? I am assuming that it would be the lesser of two evils out of commercial sunscreen….
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You could try it… I haven’t tried with a cream, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. It just might be hard to not leave a white film, so play around with the ratios…
Debduffin248

Why no citrus oils?
Debduffin248

Never mind–I remembered why…
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They increase sun sensitivity and can cause burning
Lisa

Hi..I am going to try this! When you buy the beeswax. …..do you buy the beeswax pastilles or the filtered beeswax?

Thanks!
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I buy the pastilles but either one will work!
http://theurbanhomestaed.blogspot.com/ Julie

What a fantastic idea! I have done a little of playing around with making my own bath and body products but never realized you could make sunscreen. I also have been trying to go natural with sunscreen. I like Bahainlove’s ideal of adding bug repelent such as Citronella.
Sarah B.

Hi,
I just stumbled upon your blog and I LOVE this idea of homemade sunscreen. I purchased some natural sunscreen for my kids and me because my skin won’t tolerate regular sunscreen. But it is $18 per 3.5oz tube. Which is crazy expensive. So I wanted to find a more economical/fun way of making my own. We have just started incorporating a Primal/Paleo diet in our family and we use a lot of coconut oil and I’m hoping it will help with our sunscreen dilemma. Anyway…I’m rambling… My question is when you are measuring out your ingredients it says 1 cup coconut butter/butter mixture. Are you packing all that down into a measure cup? Or are you melting it all to get a 8floz measurement?

Thanks so much! I’m adding you to my netvibes feed!
Sarah
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Just packing it down, and you can actually cut the recipe in half if you don’t want to make a huge batch up front. Thanks for reading
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Berry0316

what would you say is the SPF equivalent of the recipe?
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15-20 depending on how much zinc oxide you add… I’d still test with a little sun exposure at a time until you see how it works for you though
carole

do you avoid burning simply through supplements? i like that better than applying sunscreen — even a natural one (yours looks great). we’ve also started trying pure coconut oil as a sunscreen this summer … so far so good, but it’s got such a low melting point that it’s getting tricky….
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The last few years I have avoided burning just with supplements. I do start slow though to make sure I don’t burn, but now am spending several hours a day in the sun (pulling weeds) in the heat of the day without burning… never been this tan before either! So funny, I used to hate my pale skin and chalked it up to genetics, thinking it couldn’t change…
carole

thank you! i’m off to shop for supplements NOW.
Jen

I just made it tonight. I didn’t realize until I got down in the recipe that the zinc oxide was to be ‘powdered’. I used cream. Hope that’s not a problem. I bought one of those tubes for camping that you can fill with stuff and seal off at the end. I poured the mixture into that tube. Hopefully it will squeeze out okay. Can’t wait to try it. I’ve made the shampoo and LOVE it. I made the lotion but it didn’t emulsify properly … using it anyway. I will try that one again and put it into one of these camping tubes this time. Thanks for all the recipes. Not too sure about the make-up one … I’m middle aged now and not sure this makeup will do the trick. I’ll be curious to hear feedback on that.
M_sears

I used 40% zinc oxide like diaper rash cream (that’s all I could find). Is this ok? I did put extra in though.
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It should be fine. I haven’t tried it but it should work just fine. I’d just start sun exposure slowly to make sure the SPF is the same and work up.
Jillian Navejas

These seemed to separate quite a bit as they “set”, it almost looks like all of the zinc is on top. Any tips?
Laurenacraig2

LOVE your stuff!! Was just wondering…can you take coconut oil supplements instead of melting some in tea? Do you think that would work as well?
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You can as long as they are just coconut oil. They are more expensive, but they will work just as well.
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Zinc oxide is one of the least offenders. Other than that, the best option is just covering up with hats or clothing.
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Zinc oxide is one of the least offenders. Other than that, the best option is just covering up with hats or clothing.
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any suggestions if you have an allergy to zinc oxide (especially on the face and neck)?
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The mix of coconut oil and shea butter will naturally be about an SPF 6. Other than that, covering up is probably the best option…
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Just made them! So excited to use them on our camping trip on the Frio River in the TX sun. I’ve been grain free for 2 months now thanks to you:) Feeling great and down 10 pounds with radiant skin at 37 with 2 kiddos. Still working on getting the entire family on the bandwagon. Thank you Wellness Mama….love your posts.
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Congrats! That is wonderful! Have a great camping trip… sounds like fun!
Berry0316

I just made these, and after I poured 90% of the mix into the cups, I realized most of the zinc was curdled at the bottom of the mix. I poured everything back in, mixed up more, poured again, and it was still doing the same thing. Is there a trick to get the zinc to mix in properly? Do you think enough of the zinc mixed in?
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A lot of the zinc will mix in, even if some sinks to the bottom. You can let it cool slightly and mix it when its thicker and then scoop into molds to help it mix better…
Berry0316

Thank you, I will try that in the batch. I could tell some mixed in because the color lightened up alot when I added it, but I wasnt sure it was enough. Yesterday afternoon I went outside to test, and when I started rubbing it on, I could see the white of the zinc in the mixture, so I knew it was in there! I was outside several hours and didn’t burn, so I would say it worked! Thank you so much for this recipe!
Berry0316

Oops, I meant I will try it in the next batch
Jen Savage

I dont love silicone can I use a regular muffin tin?
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Yep… You just might need to dip the pan in hot water for a second to loosen them up once they’ve set
Teejaystar

How can you post something like this without including Any precautions about the dangers of working with a powdered mineral like zinc? This must not be inhaled, proper ventilation as well as respiratory protection are necessary. Please revise the article to include this information before someone hurts themselves. Sheesh.
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Those instructions come with any of the zinc powders I’ve linked to and it is also a common ingredient in mineral makeup or cosmetics which women regularly up on their face and nose
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Azurenoon

Any suggestion for where to buy powdered zink oxide?
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I get it on Amazon, but you may be able to find locally, just look for non-nano…
sara

You mentioned at one point “a cup of each ingredient”, are you including the zinc oxide in that statement? I’m just curious because I know you said 2T in the ingredients list, but I thought maybe you actually used 1C and it was a much higher SPF? I’m someone who usually used SPF 70+ and can STILL burn.
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Nope, just 1 cup each of the base ingredients… same amount of the zinc oxide. If you still burn with a high SPF, something like this would also be really helpful: http://wellnessmama.com/4621/eat-your-sunscreen/
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angela butters

I have a daughter who has such terribly sensitive skin and has had a recent allergic reaction to the “baby” version of sunblock. Coppertone I think. So, I am excited to give this a try. If you had to give this a number, what SPF would you give this with org recipie?
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About a 20, but not super exact! If she has skin reactions, It would also be worth trying the fermented cod liver oil and other supplements to help heal from the inside out too
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Jamie

How long would you say this lasts before you need to reapply?
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2 hours or so at least
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I can not wait to get all these ingredients , my skin is so sensitive I can only wear mineral make up. Most over the counter sunscreens, even the ones for the face are too strong and upset my Roseau.
Jill Betts

OK, so I make the bars. I thought they came out great but I got sunburned today. I was pretty disappointed since I had such high hopes. I actually doubled the amount of zinc oxide used and I thought it would be enough. Could I melt them down again and add more? If so, how much more can I add?
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You could add as much as you’d want. How long were you out today?
Ashtyn Buhler

My sun is so allergic to every sunscreen and breaks out all over his bod when I put it on a small part of his face! I hope this solves my problems. Thanks for the post.
Jill Betts

I was out from about 9:30am till about 1:00pm. Maybe I should have reapplied! Can I melt the bars back down or will that ruin them?
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You can melt them back down without a problem. I’d probably re-apply every 2 hours or so, especially if you are sweating…
Limitlessundyingtruelove

Is there a substitution that can be made for the beeswax?
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Emulsifying wax
Breezy

How long does one of these bars last?
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It has a shelf life of at least a year if that is what you are asking, though if you are asking how long it will take to use up, it will depend on how much you put on and how often.
Breezy

Thanks. I was asking for how long it will take to use up. I just wanted to say that I love you site.
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So I made these and combined the bug off idea with the sunscreen idea and am excited to see how it works! My only issue lately is that when I make things I am absolutely terrible about the clean up! I’m finding it really hard to get the beeswax off of my bowls and spoons and whatnot…the lotion bar/sunscreen bar “stuff” is on my tools and I can’t seem to get them to come off. It’s making me crazy! Lol! Do you, or anyone else, have any ideas? What do you guys do? Thanks!
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A tip I just recently though of… form now on, just mix all the ingredients in a glass jar and place the glass jar in the pan of hot/boiling water. Stir or shake every couple minutes, then just pour into molds. I just have a glass jar that I use only for this and it is working great… just can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner!
Sampfaffly

How do you take these with you in the summer to the pool or beach? Or be able to travel with them on vacation? Just wondering about the melting point.
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I store in glass jars so in case they melt they still work and just stick them in the ice chest with the water.
Modestyd67

How long do you need to start taking them before you start staying in the sun?
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A few days typically but the sun tolerance will increase the longer you take them and the longer you are off other foods.
Zoombug

do you sell your sun screen like on etsy or somewhere else?
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No, but there are probably some people who do…
Heidi

I just read your revised Sunscreen lotion recipe. Do you think you can use the same Jar method rather than the glass bowl/double boiler for the sunscreen bars?
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Yep, absolutely. I just haven’t had time to update those yet.
Juanita Marion

I was curious about the issue regarding the nano particles of the zinc and was wondering how safe it is to be absorbing nano particles of zinc into the blood stream. I would also like to know what is the recommended daily intake of zinc as I am getting conflicting bits of information regarding this. I am also confused about the differences between zinc oxide and naturally occurring zinc.
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jan_pam1@yahoo.co.uk

Hi, I really want to make these but after buying some zinc oxide online I’m slightly concerned that it says on the packet its not suitable for prolonged contact with skin… I’m a bit worried. Are you sure it’s safe to wear on the skin?
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How did you decide to take 5000 IUs of Vitamin D/day?
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With any sunscreen, you’re supposed to reapply every two hours and even with waterproof sunscreens, you’re supposed to reapply after getting wet. When in doubt, reapply any sunscreen as often as you can!
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Jennifer

Hi- I just love your blog. I have a question about the amount of zinc oxide for these bars. You have a sunscreen lotion recipe that has 1/2 almond oil,1/4 beeswax, and 1/4 coconut oil and 2 TBS zinc oxide to make about 20 spf. Then- I read through this recipe and it has triple the amount of ingredients- using a cup of each to make a bar and still the same amount of zinc oxide….I just assume that you would triple the amount of zinc oxide to make it a 20 spf?? So I made some bars based on that thought- I used 6 TBS zinc oxide with the 1 cup of each ratio and it made a really white lotion bar- I just want to make sure that it’s ok…or did I use too much?
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That should be fine and sounds about right…
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That’s a big load of vitamin D3, and then you’re adding cod liver oil! I would never do it. You might want to look at vitamin K to keep that D from depositing calcium in your vessels. Just sayin’…
jess

do you know what spf this original recipe gives?
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LOVE the sunscreen bars! So convenient. I’d like to weigh in on the
Vitamin D issue. I think taking 5000 IUs during the winter months is a
good idea. But in the summertime a fair-skinned person can get 10,000
IUs after just 10 minutes of exposure to the sun. So I don’t think
vitamin D supplements would be needed by the average person in the
summer. Last summer I tried spending a moderate time in the sun each
day without sun screen. Depending on the day it was as little as 5
minutes to as much as an hour or so. If the sun was hot enough to cause
sunburn I wore a sun hat and loose long-sleeved top along with
sunscreen. I think that’s one way to get that valuable vitamin D when
the sun is high enough for us to take advantage of it LOVE your blog
and recipes
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jess

Hello, Do you know what the spf is of the original recipe for these bars. I am so happy to have found your site because we really needed a natural sunblock due to allergies.
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How much zinc oxide? your recipe says 2 tbls or more. As I read comments you said 1 cup. How well does the larger particle zinc combine? I cant seem to find pure zinc oxide in diaper isle. Has lots of other ingredients. <3 Thank you
Rima

Does anyone know what SPF this recipe would have? Also how do you know how much zinc oxide to add to make different SPF?
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About 15 SPF as written I think, and you could add more zinc oxide to increase SPF though I don’t know specifically how much the SPF will increase.
mlholloway

Do you have a recipe for a sunscreen face stick?
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This will work…
Klara Ibarra

Hi Wellness mama. Wow I just read through all of these comments. So
after doing some research I saw that it was very important to get
purified distilled pharmaceutical grade zinc oxyde. the particles need
to be greater than 30nm. I went to the link you provided for purchasing
zinc but it didn’t say what size or quality the zinc particles were.
Could you please tell me? And also, how did you figure out how much zinc
to put for the recipe?

Thank you!
Kaela Green

Hey wellness mama, I’m new to the making of the lotion bars and such… I saw that you updated your post on lotion bars to heat the ingredients in a mason jar in water- will this work in this recipe too? Also, do you need to get these wet to apply, how about the lotion bars too? Thanks!
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You can make that way. Just put the ingredients in a mason jar to melt and make sure that no liquid at all gets in the jar. They are both applied to dry skin..
Liz

I just made these tonight and I’m so excited to use them! Do you think they would also be an effective diaper rash cream, and if so, ok to use with cloth diapers? Thank you!
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Yes… and I use these with cloth diapers but I use a disposable insert or a paper towel when diaper cream is needed…
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Peppermint is the best at repleling bugs.
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Do you give your children the same dosage when supplementing? I am interested in taking supplements to help improve sun tolerance (we live in Southern California). If you don’t how much should I be giving them? My kids ages are 3, 5, and 9. Our homeschool science project will be making sunscreen bars!!! Thank you so much for posting this!
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I give them 1/4 or 1/2 doses depending on their size…
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I rub coconut oil as a sunscreen, I love it , it doesn’t clog my pores. I even put it in my homemade toothpaste, I would love to make sunscreen bars , going to do this soon.
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Can I use muffin pans to make my bars?
http://www.facebook.com/kathryn.brown.908579 Kathryn Brown

I just finished my first batch. When I got down to the last little bit I noticed a lot of zinc oxide powder hanging out in the bottom of the bowl. Did I not stir enough? Did I wait too long getting the liquid into the molds?
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Yes
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That can happen… it is so temperature dependent so it could just be that it was still slightly too warm when it went in to the molds but it should still have a protective effect…
Kelly

I have a 5 year old, fair skinned, red head. She will turn into a lobster after just moments in the sun. Needless to say we go through A LOT of sunscreen. I really want to make this for her, but I need to make it at least a 50 SPF. Any ideas about ingredient ratios to get a 50? Thanks!
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I’m not sure, I’d probably remove the beeswax and add a lot more zinc oxide to make almost a paste…

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