Is Your Sunscreen Damaging Your Cells?
The ingredients in sunscreens come in 2 forms:
1. Mineral filters
2. Chemical filters
Each one provides a different mechanism for blocking the sun to protect our skin.
The most common sunscreens that you will find on store shelves are chemical filters. These brands most often include a combination of these ingredients:
oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate and octinoxate
On the other hand, mineral sunscreens use zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide.
So what is so harmful about these?
1. The chemicals penetrate skin and reach our cells, tissues and causes a tired and toxic liver. Remember, our liver is in charge of how efficiently we lose weight and it also governs our moods.
2. They disrupt the hormone system and cause estrogen dominance which is a real issue I see in my clients every day! Do you suffer from PMS? Uterine Fibroids? Migraines? or are you a male with belly fat? It isn’t a “beer belly” it is an “estrogen belly.” All of these are symptoms of estrogen dominance.
3. It affects the reproductive and thyroid systems.
4. Overuse on children has been shown to permanently alter behavior and reproductive development.
5. Allergic reactions on the skin.
6. Not to mention the damaging affects when you or your children inhale those spray sunscreens! Yikes!
Scared?! I was! I threw all of my store-bought sunscreen away and started using BeautyCounter!
BEAUTYCOUNTER has NO chemical filters!
I adore this new product called Dew Skin Moisturizing Coverage SPF 20! It is a must-have for a beautiful summer face and today you have the chance of WINNING IT!
It is easy to enter:
1. Like Keto Adapted on Facebook and share with your friends and family!
2. Comment below on what BeautyCounter product you would like me to giveaway next!
Good Luck! Winner will be chosen on July 29th.
Click HERE to find awesome new products!
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AND THE WINNER IS….. Marjorie Maske!! Congrats and thanks everyone for entering!
I love the sunscreen as a natural redhead- with fair skin always looking for something that is safe but I can still get my vitamin D
Would love to see the face cream as a give away next!
I don’t’ do Facebook so I can’t comment there. but I love the shampoos and conditioners and the childrens line of body soap and shampoo. this is really a great product overall. the body oil is wonderful. love these products maria. thanks for finding them for us.
Would love to see new lip gloss as a prize:)
My husband is blond and fair skinned. He has already had to deal with surgery to deal with skin cancer. I would love to win this for both of us to use.
I am just getting into your products, so any give aways are good!
red toned hair, light skin that freckles in the sun, I must wear sunscreen any time outside longer than 10-15 minutes. Would love to win this!! Would enjoy the shampoos and conditions as a give away 🙂
Thanks for all you do.
I would love to have the sunscreen for my trip to Florida in September. I think you should giveaway the peony lipgloss next.
Would love to see lip conditioner as a give away!
Anything for kids!!
Sunscreen is a must for my fair skinned family. I have also heard bits and pieces about the hazards of “regular” sunscreen, but was unaware as to how and why. Thank you for this post!
So glad that Beauty Counter is here for us. Thanks for offering this giveaway Maria!
A face cream would be lovely for a next giveaway.
Always looking for healthier sunscreen as I am fair skinned and a huge gardener 🙂
I have had a cast for 6 weeks and really need a good sunscreen. I’m so white, it’s not funny. LOL
I’ve always avoided most sunscreens because the smell and sticky feeling bothered me. Use the mineral powder for my face. Would love to try this one!
The body oil would be a great giveaway!
I’d love to have a shampoo/conditioner as a giveaway. I usually use 100% pure and there aren’t many out there that really are good to use to yes I’d like to try something GOOD! 🙂
Looks like a great product!
Wonderful sunscreen, just what I need.
As for the next item, anything would be great.
You find the most fantastic products.
Thanks for all your hard work.
I’m so pale I can burn just sitting by a sunny window. Thanks for the giveaway.
Sunscreen that doesn’t cause breakouts has always plagued me. Is this one OK to use on my face? Thank you for the great giveaway!
I’d love to win this so I can see how it works on my skin because for the past 5 months I’ve been trying to figure out what I’ve been allergic to around my eyes…I’ve narrowed it down to my sunblock & bb cream. I’ve been walking around with red itchy peeling circles around both eyes for too long! But I want to be able to protect my face & wear makeup! I think a future giveaway for foundation or tinted moisturizer would be awesome! 🙂
Would love to try the skin tinted moisturizer. Love the idea of healthy skin without the chemicals we don’t want or need.
Great giveaway Maria – thanks! I think the Citrus Mimosa Hand Cream would be fun next 🙂
I would SO love to win this sunscreen! I use a facial moisturizer that has sf 30, but of course contains all of the chemicals you list in your article. Boo! I would love to see you give away the Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer for your next giveaway. Thank you! 🙂
Definately Skin tinted moisturizer, something I use everyday and should switch to a safer option!
Looks like a great product ! Thanks for your hard work !
I’ve only just begun wearing sunscreen -and I’m 51!
I purchased the sprayable chemical-filled kids sunscreen for my toddler this summer, and the first time he used it, he broke out in a horrible rash! I am just trying to be a good mom and protect my children from the sun and instead I make them suffer! I love mineral sunscreens myself and won’t make that mistake again for my baby. Next giveaway should be kids bath soap or shampoo!
Shampo would be great and I always appreciate safer sun protection options!
I do like the product but do need to remember to reapply as it is only waterproof for 40 minutes.
Yay! Sunscreen! I’d love to try this stuff. 🙂 We recently used some cheap n0-ad and ended up with hideous blotchy sunburns. 🙁
Forgot to say, for another giveaway, maybe some hair care. 🙂
NOURISHING CLEANSING BALM looks amazing! I would love to try that product.
I’d love you to give away a tinted moisterizer!
Would love to see a moisturizer or mascara next! Thanks 🙂
Would love to win this!!!
I would love for you to give away deodorant!
I would love to try this!
Lotion would be great!
Love all the face products. Thank you! Would love the sunscreen to use when gardening.
Would love to see a good moisturiser since I go through hell each winter when my skin dries up badly which leaves me in considerable pain and an insatiable desire to scratch my face from the itchiness.
Face moisturizer
Looks like a great sunscreen! A hair product of some sort would be great for a new giveaway. 🙂
Love lip products!
I’ve been looking for a good sunscreen. Thanks for the info!
Tinted moisturizer with a sunscreen in it would be awesome. Thank you.
A moisturizing face product. Wisconsin winters dry out my face so much!
How does it feel under makeup? I have the hardest time finding a sunscreen that doesn’t feel heavy with makeup
I think a shampoo/conditioner/body wash gift basket would be a good idea of something to give away.
As a descendant of the Scots/Irish/German, I can’t even look out the window in the summer without burning. I was wondering how in the world I was going to detox my liver and still get outside this summer. This should help!
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Oh, forgot to put a light moisturizer would be fantastic!
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tinted moisturizer!
I would love the shampoo to be in a giveaway!
Would love to try their shampoo on my thinning hair. Also a tinted moisturizer would be nice.
I would love to try this on my grandson’s.
As a melanoma survivor (and redhead), I never go without my sunscreen. Just starting learning about chemical vs. mineral, so thank you for this additional info. I’d love to try a shampoo, or even a tinted moisturized for this freckled face.
I’d love an all-natural deodorant giveaway.
Any healthy makeup giveaways are always super! (:
I would like a facial cleanser
Love to win anything for kids! Thank you for another great opportunity to win wonderful products, Maria!
I am looking for a all natural foundation. I think about it every time i wear my foundation.
I would love to try it
I would love to try the! shampoo and conditioner
Would love shampoo/conditioner or
MATTIFY SKIN FINISHING POWDER giveaway next.
I am not on Facebook, but would be happy to win this product. I am always looking for better skin care products. I trust your judgement as I believe you have researched this product. Thanks for the chance to win.
This would be awesome to try! Every sunscreen I have tried makes my face burn. I would love to see the next giveaway be the Kidscounter Squeaky Clean Body Wash 🙂
I would love to try an all around moisturizer for my family
Oh how l would love to win this. My husband has had skin cancer and when in CA it is hard to escape the sun.
I would like to see the hand cream as a give away for the next time
Thanks.
A hand cream would be great – thanks for the giveaway!
This is awesome! I have been contemplating making my own sunscreen vs. buying store bought. It is so hard to know if it(sunscreens in general) will leave a white film or how well it will work. Glad to know about a product to try if I don’t win! Thanks!
I would love to try …a nice giveaway.
I’d like to see Body Butter for next giveaway!
The sunscreen would be perfect! I would love to see the foundation as a giveaway sometime. Thank you!
I would love to see the everyday hydrating cream!
I would love to try any of the face or body creams.
Staying covered up works tremendously. Shoulders to the elbow, thighs to the knees even for some, & of course the face! Look at the sahara and other desert dwellers. I cant be out 10 min without burning. You without blonde hair and blue or green eyes, be THANKFUL. Its hard being so light-skinned.
Would love to try the shampoo or lotion!