We signed up for a Trilogy tour to visit an island called Lana’i. One nice perk of this tour (aside from the fantastic cinnamon rolls!) was that free reef-safe sunscreen was provided free of charge, and you could apply it at your leisure throughout the day. Trilogy partnered with Hawaiian Sol to provide SPF 50 sunscreen to its guests. This is a biodegradable, reef-safe, and purely physical sunscreen. It doesn’t contain any of the chemical sunscreen agents that have been shown to be…

Have you heard? There’s a new B word on people’s lips these days…blue—as in Blue Light. It seems like everywhere I look, people are wearing blue light glasses to help prevent eye strain and fatigue from staring at screens all day. It turns out that blue light may also endanger your sleep by disrupting your circadian rhythm. And now, even sunscreens are stepping in to help protect your skin from this dreaded foe. Farmacy Green Screen Sunscreen claims to help protect your skin…

Old friends are like your favorite sunscreens: They make you feel beautiful (not oily or flaky), and they’re always there when you need them. Two years in a row I’ve decided to buy an old friend sunscreen as part of her birthday gift. Last year I chose CeraVe baby sunscreen, because she has sensitive skin. Unfortunately, she found that one to be a bit too thick and pasty for everyday use. This year, I decided to make up for that one by buying Etude House Sunprise Mild Airy Finish SPF…