Sunscreen Bar Recipe

How to make it

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• 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:
• 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.
• 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, a regimen of supplements that help reduce inflammation and improve sun tolerance.
• Supplements to consider taking are:
• Vitamin D3 (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 (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.
• Since adding this and the coconut oil daily, none of us have burned. It’s also great for digestive and oral health.
• 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.