Tallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50

Most mineral SPF is zinc suspended in fillers, built for oily young skin. Ours suspends the zinc in a full moisturizer: grass-fed tallow, cold-pressed jojoba, beeswax, sunflower lecithin, and babassu starch, kept fresh by a radish root ferment. The fats keep the zinc evenly dispersed so it melts in clear, and they feed dry, mature skin all day instead of stripping it. It is still sunscreen, for external use only.

Far less than you have learned to expect from mineral sunscreen. The tallow and jojoba base keeps the zinc evenly dispersed, so it spreads smooth and settles in within about a minute. Give it that minute before you judge it in the mirror.

Yes, 6 months and up. Mineral-only, no chemical UV filters, no synthetic fragrance, no parabens, and the active is the same mineral in diaper rash creams. For babies under 6 months, ask a doctor first, as with any sunscreen.

For daily face and neck wear, one 3 oz tube is about 70 applications, over two months of every-morning use. Covering a full adult body takes about an ounce per application, a third of the tube, as it should: sunscreen only works when you use enough. For beach weeks and family days, most households keep two or three tubes going. Estimates based on FDA-recommended application amounts; individual use varies.

No. The tallow is gently purified before it goes anywhere near the formula, and we add no synthetic fragrance. What is left is a light, natural scent that fades as it settles.

It is non-greasy by design. Jojoba mimics your skin's own oils and babassu starch absorbs excess oil and sweat, so it wears comfortably under makeup. As with any new product, patch test if your skin reacts easily.

Zinc oxide is one of only two UV filters the FDA proposes as generally recognized as safe and effective with current data. Common chemical filters like oxybenzone have been shown to absorb into the bloodstream, and oxybenzone and octinoxate are banned in Hawaii. Non-nano zinc stays on the surface of your skin and simply blocks the rays.

Reapply at least every 2 hours during sun exposure, and right after swimming, sweating, or towel drying. The water resistance rating is printed on the Drug Facts panel on your tube.

Sunscreen is your daytime step. In the morning: cleanse, apply the Super Vitamin C Serum, then finish with Tallow Mineral Sunscreen. At night, feed your skin back with the Blue Balm. Protection by day is what makes the rest of your routine's work last.