Elemental Herbs Zinc-Based Sunstick SPF 30

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There’s more to sunburn than the red skin and blisters, which makes testing sunscreen a challenge.  Over the years, we’ve developed a fairly good protocol.  Dividing our exposed epidermis into two equal sections, we apply a “control” sunscreen—one we’ve used for several seasons—to half the skin. On the other side, we slather on “potion X,” a process that sometimes leaves us looking like overzealous sports fans: one side pale, the other bright pink from lesser products.  This time, we compared Elemental Herbs Sunstick with several drug store brands, and fortunately for our testers, no skin was hurt in the process. Elemental employs a potent zinc-oxide base (sans the ghostly white pallor) and is anchored by all-organic products like avocado, coconut oil, shea butter, beeswax, tapioca, and sesame seeds—and yes, the ingredients reads like a start of a heavenly lunch. Better still, it is coral-safe, and fairly water and sweat resistant (we applied it every hour to be safe). The clincher: The Sunstick’s handy, no fuss applicator. Shaped like a super-sized lip balm, the Sunstick is easy to store in a pocket, pack, or purse, with no danger of a loose lid, goop mess, or even getting any under your finger nails.