I THOUGHT THIS WAS HELPING

Update August 5, 2012 - The Nature's Gate is fine if you're not going to sweat much or go in the water - if you are then don't buy it. It'll come right off. Alba Botanica is on sale at our local co-op (maybe at yours too) for 6.99 for 4 oz and it works really well. Just be sure to buy their mineral formulas since they sell both mineral and chemical sunscreens.

Update June 12, 2012 - We normally buy Badger, but just bought Nature's Gate Mineral Kids Block for the body since it was on sale and much cheaper and I've been really happy with it. It's $8.15 on Amazon for 4oz which is a fair bit cheaper than most of the zinc blocks. For the face we all use MyChelle SPF 28 with Zinclear, it's a bit more expensive but it is so light and so easy to rub in that it's all we use now. I love it!

I was under the impression the sunscreen that I was using and putting on my kids all the time it seems in the warmer months was helping. Well, it seems that the studies say otherwise. I was using high SPF sunscreens that contain oxybenzone - which according to some research is a hormone disrupter. The shortened version of all of the research is that the sunscreens with a bunch of chemicals in them are not a good option to rub on your body and especially not on your child's body. Here is a list of good sunscreens, we've used Badger for the last few years - it isn't greasy once you rub it in well - you will get a workout rubbing it in! The easy to remember tip for sunscreens is - "mineral good chemical bad". The minerals used are typically Zinc Oxide or Titanium Dioxide - look for those as the main ingredients and you'll be all set.