Final Thought
There’s just one reliable formula for sunscreen, and I found it in Alive magazine. All the rest are
variations, and mine is no exception. You can easily tailor it to your skin’s needs: greasier skins
should use sweet almond oil alone; sensitive types will be better off with a drop of chamomile oil
instead. Please note that chamomile is mildly lightening, so use with caution. Mature, drier skins
would benefit from a drop or three of rose hip or evening primrose oil in addition to sweet almond
oil.
Skin-feeding Sunscreen
3 ounces sesame oil
2 ounces sweet almond oil
½ ounce pure beeswax
4 ounces distilled water
2 tablespoons zinc oxide
Optional:
5 drops rose hip oil
5 drops chamomile essential oil
5 drops evening primrose oil
Yield:
4 ounces- Melt the sesame and sweet almond oils and beeswax in a double boiler over medium heat.
- Remove from the heat, add the water, and blend with a stick blender until uniform.
- Allow the mixture to cool. Add the zinc oxide and other essential oils of your choice, if using.
Blend some more. - Transfer the mixture into a glass jar. You can store this sunscreen cream for up to six
months.
“Natural beauty to me is loving acceptance and celebration of who you are as an individual. When you have that
loving acceptance and celebrate your life, it leads to sustainable choices that support yourself, the community, and
the earth. Natural beauty is a woman going in her own unique, beautiful way.”
—Susan West Kurtz,
President of Hauschka Skincare
I think it’s unhealthy to treat the sun as an enemy. The sun has always been with us and is involved
in delicate, complex mechanisms in our bodies. By artificially blocking the sun, we may be shutting
down more than vitamin D production. It’s just not natural.
All of nature’s gifts can become poisonous when overdone. Take red wine. If you drink one small
glass a day, red wine provides cancer-fighting chemicals and may protect against heart disease. If you