A Lake Weekend and Mineral Sunscreen Review

Last weekend Jordan, his sister Hayley and I went out to their family’s camp on South Hero Island on Lake Champlain in Vermont. It was a fabulous day!  The camp has some amazing views of the Adirondacks!

The same weekend we also went to Jordan’s friends camp in the Adirondacks at Sacandaga Lake.

It was the perfect time to try out a new natural mineral SPF 30 sunscreen from Block Island Organics. They recently sent me a bottle of their sunblock to try.

The main ingredient in this sunscreen is Zinc Oxide, which acts as a UV filter when applied as a layer on top of the skin that is said to scatter, reflect, and absorb broad spectrum ( UVA and UVB) rays and is the most popular ingredient in natural sunscreens.

After trying it out, I really like that this sunblock is natural and free of parabens, sulfates, petrochemicals, phthalates, dyes, and fragrance. Also an added bonus: it’s made in USA. A little bit more about the product from their website:

• Organic and natural ingredients – zinc only
• SPF 30 & broad spectrum protection decreases the risk of skin cancer & aging
• Gluten & nano free, vegan formula, eco-friendly (no ingredients shown to harm reefs)
• Ultra lightweight and non-greasy formula, can be worn under makeup

The only problem with the sunblock, which was an epic fail on my part for not reading the directions completely, was that it was not waterproof! We spent the entire day on Sunday on Lake Sacandaga, boating, tubing,  and going in and out of the water. After I got out, I reapplied the sunblock after I was completely dry and didn’t get burnt on those areas. However, Jordan applied the sunblock while still wet after coming out of the water. It didn’t absorb completely, resulting in a sunburn.

I think this would be a great sunblock to wear under makeup or if you are just out and about during the day and want to protect yourself from the sun. However, if you plan on being out in the water in the direct sun all day, go with a waterproof /sweat proof sunscreen.

Interested in trying out some natural mineral sunscreen? Block Island Organics has offered a 15% off  discount for my readers ! Use coupon code jenm on your order to receive the discount! Offer is good until June 25th! Check out their website to see some of their products!