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How Does Zinc Sunscreen Protect Against UV Rays?
Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes the need to protect our skin from the harmful effects of the sun. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can cause skin damage, including sunburn, premature aging, and even skin cancer. That's where sunscreen comes in. In this post, we'll...
What's SPF?
A customer recently asked us this question so we turned it into a blog post, in case someone else wonders: What's SPF? It is important to understand SPF relates ONLY to effects on UVB rays. It has nothing to do with effectiveness against UVA rays, the ones which cause damage...
How to take off Waxhead Sunscreen?
A customer recently asked us this question so we turned it into a blog post, in case someone else wonders: How to take off Waxhead Sunscreen at the end of the day? Well, it depends which sunscreen: Sport Sunscreen 1) If it's our Sport Sunscreen, which is very thick and...
How much UVA protection does Waxhead Sunscreen have?
A customer recently asked us this question so we turned it into a blog post, in case someone else wonders: How much UVA protection does Waxhead Sunscreen have? Zinc Oxide (used in all Waxhead Sunscreens) has what's know as a flat absorption curve, meaning it protects equally well through the...
Are Waxhead Sunscreens Vegan?
A customer recently asked us this question so we turned it into a blog post, in case someone else wonders: Are Waxhead Sunscreens Vegan? We actually have 3 vegan sunscreens, which we call our "everyday" or "facial" varieties: untinted (white) sunscreen light tinted sunscreen medium tinted sunscreen These are all...
Is avobenzone safe in sunscreens?
Currently one of the most popular active ingredients used in sunscreens, avobenzone was developed in 1973 and approved by the FDA in 1988 for its ability to absorb UVA rays. Since another UVA screener, oxybenzone, recently gained so much negative press, the big sunscreen industry has pivoted to avobenzone in...
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