by BTS | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Hawaii Sunscreen, Natural Sunscreen, Reef Safe Sunscreen, Resources |
Hormone disruptors, toxins, carcinogens, preservatives in many popular sunscreens can negatively impact people, corals, aquatic and marine life. In 2018, Hawai’i passed a ban on sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate – two of the more dangerous ingredients –...
by BTS | Jul 4, 2018 | Blog, Hawaii Sunscreen, Legislation, Oxybenzone, Sunscreen Legislation |
Governor Ige signed the sunscreen bill into law – banning the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone & octinoxate in Hawai’i. This bill won’t go into effect until 2021 so our work has just begun! If you’re interested in donating or...
by BTS | Apr 3, 2018 | Blog, Hawaii Sunscreen, Legislation, Oxybenzone |
We spoke with Lisa Bishop, President of Friends of Hanauma Bay, at the Hawaii State Capitol this week about the Oxybenzone Bill, the sunscreen problem, and what Hanauma could look like in 15-20 years if we don’t act...
by BTS | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog, Hawaii Sunscreen, Natural Sunscreen, Oxybenzone |
Did you know, there are no recycling companies (even creative, out of the box kine) that will take the thousand bottles of chemical sunscreens we’ve collected in our island-wide #GreatSunscreenTradeinProject campaign. The ingredients are okay to slop on our...
by BTS | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, Hawaii Sunscreen, Oxybenzone, sunscreen |
Retired scientist and toxicologist who spent 38 years formulating chemical sunscreens, now works to educate about the dangers of sunscreen ingredients like oxybenzone and octinoxate to people and the environment. We had the pleasure of speaking with Joe Dinardo while...
by BTS | May 17, 2017 | Blog, Hawaii Sunscreen, sunscreen |
Most waterwater treatment does not remove oxybenzone and other toxic chemical sunscreen ingredients during treatment (including pharmaceuticals). We hear people all the time – particularly in Hawaii – say, well, we’re not going in the ocean. You know the old...
