MERCURIAL KID

I have inadvertently found the best sunblock and here it is, in all of its humble glory:

This mighty 4 oz. tub of Earth's Best Baby Care Chemical Free Sunblock SPF 30 brought to you by JASON Natural Products is going to get us through the mildish Sarasota spring and even--possibly, fingers crossed--June. I picked this potent little bottle up one day at the grocery store in the organic baby products aisle. With 70% organic ingredients, Earth's Best was compelling. I know next to nothing about sunblock for babies and kids, but, having a vague misapprehension about the big brand pink bottles with their baby bottoms and splashy claims, I had been on the lookout for something more in line with the Earth Mama/California Baby products we like so much. I didn't check Cosmetics Database or consult with Safe Mama first, however, just went it alone, with only my own developing product consciousness to guide me.

Turns out, this grasshopper did well. After another round at the beach yesterday--this time hotter and a half hour earlier than last time--I am marveling at the Bean's perfectly preserved skin. I decided to look up the sunblock last night and am now semi-well versed in the language of sunscreen. Earth's Best is great because it's essentially comprised of zinc and titanium dioxide (which has recently received a bit of negative press but is by all accounts only potentially problematic in its micronized--read: nano-ized--form), two naturally occuring minerals. It's truly topical, sitting on the skin rather than absorbing in, which means you get that thick, white coating that leaves a cast. Never before have I been so glad to have a sunblock that leaves such traces of itself--I certainly get the sense that I'm providing a barrier between the sun and the Bean's gorgeous skin. Oh, and it's paraben-free too.