Clean Yoga Mama

9 years ago I married my best friend of 27 years. We now have 2 wonderful princesses and a home full of ❤️ grateful every day for the important stuff - our health, our love and remembering to laugh, repair, and support each other as we adventure through life.

Sept 1 feels like a new year to me. I’m filled with so much energy and determination. I’m ready to make some changes and give life to new things.

What’s the new month bringing for you?

Why use Non-Nano Zinc Oxide Mineral Sunscreen? Let's break it down.

Zinc oxide is a mineral, and it’s one of the main active ingredients in many mineral sunscreens. It sits on top of your skin (rather than soaking in, like chemical sunscreens do) and protects you by scattering, absorbing, and reflecting the sun’s rays.

🌤 It's effective against UVA, UVB, and even UVC rays — which means it's a “broad-spectrum blocker.”

Now let's talk Oxybenzone — it's one of the most common active ingredients in chemical sunscreens:

🚫 it's a hormone disruptor (uh...no, thank you)
🚫 it contributes to coral reef bleaching 🐡 🌊 🐠
🚫 it can be irritating to your skin, especially if you have sensitive skin

The problem with Nano-particles (tiny) is that they can drop into your body and bloodstream by penetrating your skin - and bring harmful ingredients with them.

Because Non-Nanoparticles (small, but not tiny) will sit on top of your skin, it is considered safer.

In summary, look for Non-Nano Zinc Oxide Mineral Sunscreen. Avoid Oxybenzene and, as always, skip the fragrances and parabens.

I recommend Beautycounter's sunscreen - it’s non-greasy, doesn’t leave funny white marks and I can feel good about the 1,800 ingredients on the Never-List that won’t be inside.

DM me with any questions - always happy to help!

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Do you trust the companies making your body/skin care/cosmetics products? Why?

I’ve done my research and honestly, it pi**ed me off. A lot. So I decided to do something about it. I chose to lock arms with a company and community that is totally disrupting the industry.

Beautycounter is setting the standard for what “clean” means - we’re advocating for safer regulations, brilliantly formulating clean products that work (turns out, the good stuff works better anyhow) and passionately educating people and families on how to make better, more informed choices to protect their health.

Have you ever checked your products out using EWG’s Skin Deep app? Super easy, you can simply scan the barcode.
DM me and I’ll happily walk you through it.