Badger Biodegradable Reef Safe Sunscreen, SPF 50 Unscented Zinc Oxide Sunscreen, 98% Organic Ingredients, Water Resistant Adventure Sport Sunblock, 2.9 fl oz, 2-Pack

I am allergic to sunscreens, apparently - annoying. This one has only a few ingredients, nothing weird and chemically, no need to cross-reference every incomprehensible word to see what it is and how it might mess up my face. Because zinc sits on top of the skin, it isn’t an irritant, but effectively reflects the sun - great. I tried Badger a long time ago when my kids were tiny and to be honest I didn’t like it enough to repurchase. I found it chalky and hard to spread. But someone recommended I try it again and I did, mainly because I couldn't find anything else like it (most of the zinc formulas have a bunch of other weird stuff in them). Badger must have improved the formula in the years since because it’s great now. It leaves no cast (granted, I am fair-skinned) and it feels wonderful. It’s slick in a nice way and feels *almost* greasy but it doesn’t leave any shine and actually works really well as a primer under foundation. I love it so much. It’s one of those products where I feel motivated to write a review so that enough people buy it that it doesn’t get discontinued (ie this review is self-serving). So get yourself some Badger spf, please ;)

BEST mineral sunscreen for my 2yo. My daughter gets really bad dry skin/eczema patches on her face all summer long and we narrowed it down to the mineral sunscreen being the culprit. We’ve tried Think, Blue Lizard, etc you name it and we had the same problem with all of it. This stuff is certainly greasy, but it is the ONLY mineral sunscreen I’ve found that doesn’t completely dry out her skin and give her cracked rough patches. I use the tin with a makeup brush for her face (because she’s 2 and clearly I’m not in charge 😂) and the tube on the rest of her body. But they use the tube on her face at daycare. I’ve also noticed her eyes don’t get red and she doesn’t complain about them stinging (which she did a lot with the other sunscreens). I do find that rubbing the product between my hands to warm it up and melt it a bit makes application a lot easier because it is THICK, but you need a really solid coat on the skin with any mineral SPF to actually protect against the sun since it’s a barrier not a chemical. It also doesn’t leave a white cast on her skin! Truly I can’t say enough good things about it! I do wish I could buy a tube bigger than 2.9oz, but honestly? First world problems.

I am always buying new sunscreens and trying to try to solve for getting myself to actually use it every day. I've really liked products from Elta MD, Babyganics, and, of course, Badger.My hot take: This is my go-to daily sunscreen. It meets 4.5/5 of my criteria.TL;DRMy priorities with a sunscreen, in order of importance, are:1. Adequate protection - at least SPF 30. I prefer SPF 50 though.2. Mineral ingredients - zinc or titanium oxide.3. Texture of the sunscreen - I'm fine with a little white cast, but I don't like chalkiness.4. Convenience of application - so I'll actually use it.5. Sustainability - I try to use less plastic and aerosol cans stress me out (inhalation, hard to recycle).Badger Sport Mineral Sunscreen Tin - SPF 40 / Badger Adventure Sport Mineral Sunscreen Tin - SPF 50- Mineral ingredients: uncoated zinc oxide 25%- All natural ingredients and very safe for our Earth's waters. It's just the uncoated zinc oxide (active) and sunflower oil, beeswax, and sunflower vitamin E (inactives). No ingredient names I have to google. And 98% of ingredients are organic if you care about that (I don't really).- Protective SPF 40 and 50 available. Water resistant 80 mins.- Goes on easy once you've warmed it slightly either by rubbing the product onto your fingers or letting it sit in the sun for a couple minutes.- I can feel this sunscreen. They aren't kidding about using beeswax. This stuff is a bit sticky! However, I appreciate that I can physically feel if I've put enough product on different sections of my body. It takes a bit to absorb, but once it does, it's very moisturizing and feels nice.- Comes in an adorable metal tin that is so easy to reuse or recycle. It makes me think of Altoids tins and how some folks reuse those/create art with them.- Very compact, takes up almost on room.- Decent price at $5.62/oz. I paid $26.99 for a pack of two tins. Each tin contains 2.4 oz. of product.Cons:- Takes a little longer to apply. It's not always convenient/easy to get the product out of the tin.- If you're not used to the sticky sensation, it could throw you off.- You can get gunk inside the tin, which can be annoying to get out. In contrast, a bottle that's more sealed off wouldn't have this issue.- The tins are wrapped in a thin bit of plastic, so it's not a totally one-time-use plastic free experience.