The Learning Lab
Ingredient Spotlight: Coconut Oil
5 Ways to use Coconut Oil for Skin and Face Moisturizer Sunburn Relief Sunscreen Makeup Remover Shave Cream Coconut oil has been a skin softener for 1000s of years. It is made from the extracted meat of the seed from the coconut tree, cocos nucifera. Coconut oil is full of...
What is zinc oxide sunscreen?
Zinc oxide sunscreen uses the mineral compound zinc oxide as an active ingredient. It sits atop of the skin where it absorbs and reflects UV rays, converts them into infrared heat energy, which radiates safely away from the skin. Zinc oxide sunscreens start working immediately and do not seep into...
Reef Safe Sunscreen Ingredients to Avoid
The term "Reef Safe Sunscreen" is unregulated and often misleading. Many sunscreen manufacturers use the term in their marketing because the product doesn’t contain oxybenzone or octinoxate, but in reality any sunscreen containing any petrochemical is NOT reef safe and should be avoided. Petrochemicals (chemicals derived from oil) do not...
Does zinc oxide sunscreen expire?
Wearing facial sunscreen daily is one of the best ways to shield your skin from harmful sun exposure. Applying sunscreen is crucial when heading out for a full day in the sun. But what if the only option you have is last year's sunscreen? You may find yourself wondering: does...
Shea Butter for Babies
Ancient history tells of West Africans using jars of rich shea butter to protect and nourish their skin and hair. Naturally abundant in Vitamins A, E and linoleic acid (Vitamin F), shea butter supplies essential fatty acids and nutrients necessary for collagen production, especially vital for young children. Babies and...
20 Benefits of Vitamin C
We started Waxhead to find a better way to protect the skin in the sun. In designing our Antioxidant Bites, Vitamin C quickly became a must-have ingredient, simply because of the amazing things it does to defend skin from UV rays. We wondered, what are the other benefits of Vitamin C? So here’s...
