Natural Sunscreens?

[Blaundee]

What are some natural sunscreen ideas/recipes? Id especially like to find some that are natural to my area (Northwest NM). I and my family are very fair skinned and must wear sunscreen every day, we don't tan but maybe a tiny, tiny bit. We wear long sleeved shirts and hats, and of course sunscreen, but I'm thinking ahead to a time when store bought sunscreen wont be available.

 

[SkyM]

You may not believe it, but you can use coconut oil as a sunscreen. You should use Virgin Coconut Oil only.

 

[Marianne]

Some of the people here believe that if you take fermented cod liver oil daily, you can throw the sunscreen away.

and welcome, SkyM!

 

[moolie]

We don't use chemical sunscreen products, we wear hats and cover up with clothing. Our two kids, now aged 17 and 15, are outdoors all the time year round, and have never had a sunburn or even much of a tan in their entire lives. YMMV

That said, the bark of the Trembling Aspen tree (don't know if that's local to you or not, we have tons of them here) gets a dusty/powdery substance on it in the spring and summer months, and the local native peoples used it as sunscreen historically.

And I've read that Vitamin D, which your body produces when skin is exposed to sunlight, helps a lot as well.

 

[nmred]

Just read this one today. Mix 4 oz. avocado oil (available at most health food stores) with 30 drops of lavender oil, and massage generously into exposed areas. Reapply after swimming. In case you want to read the whole article, here is the link: http://essentialsurvival.org/great-outdoors/

 

[Beekissed]

We don't ever use sunscreen either...just cover up when necessary or let the sun shine in with small exposures until our skin is conditioned to it and no longer burns. Sun is good for you in moderation, so just use moderation if you can't get sunscreen.