The Learning Lab
Is Waxhead Sunscreen broad spectrum?
Yes, absolutely. And unlike many other brands, our products protect against both UVA and UVB rays equally well, because zinc oxide, our sole active ingredient, covers all parts of the UV spectrum equally. There’s no other known ingredient that does, including titanium dioxide, which misses fully half of the UVA...
What does “TRULY” Reef Safe mean?
The ugly truth is many products labeled “reef safe” are not reef safe at all. In contrast, a TRULY Reef Safe product: 1) uses ONLY mineral-based active ingredients, primarily zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, either of which MUST be NON-NANO (otherwise, the tiny particles enter and harm marine biosystems). 2)...
Is Waxhead Sunscreen waterproof?
Some of our products are exceptionally water-resistant, and some are relatively less water resistant. Our sport stick and field tin formulations are rated via FDA protocols for up to 80 minutes, the highest rating legally allowed. Some of our other sunscreens, namely our Vitamin Enhanced and Baby Waxhead versions, are...
What is the shelf life of Waxhead Sunscreens?
Technically the shelf life of Waxhead Sunscreen is 3 years from purchase, but the useful life of our sunscreens has no practical limit, since our active ingredient zinc oxide is a mineral and does not lose its sunscreen capabilities over time, EVER. Our inactive ingredients are relatively resistant to oxidation,...
What SPF do I need?
Sun protection factor (SPF) is a rating system introduced in 1974 and measures how much UVB radiation is needed before a sunburn shows up on protected skin relative to the amount of UVB radiation required to produce sunburn on unprotected skin. As the SPF value increases, sunburn protection increases. SPF...
Do I need a high SPF sunscreen?
Short answer - No Products with SPF 50 and higher don't really protect the skin's surface much better than one with 30 SPF, and they create a false sense of security by masking damage that occurs in deeper skin layers. Plus the ingredients needed to actually achieve high SPF are...
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