A mineral sunscreen balm, hand-poured for sunny days.
€25.00240ml · glass jar
A natural mineral sunscreen balm built on non-nano zinc oxide — the form of sun protection most often recommended during pregnancy and for young children. Broad spectrum, estimated SPF 20–30.
Six ingredients. Hand-poured in Ericeira. 240ml glass jar.
Nothing else. No fragrance, no preservatives, no fillers. If you can’t pronounce it, it shouldn’t be in the jar.
Non-nano zinc oxide
Zinc oxide
The active mineral barrier at 15–20%. Sits on the skin, scatters UV light, and does not absorb into the bloodstream.
Organic coconut oil
Cocos nucifera
Cold-pressed. Carries the zinc and softens the balm onto the skin.
Organic shea butter
Vitellaria paradoxa
Unrefined, from the same Ghanaian women's cooperative as the Little Bee. Nourishing and protective.
Beeswax
Cera alba
From a small Portuguese apiary. Gives the balm structure and a light water resistance.
Organic sunflower oil
Helianthus annuus
High-oleic. Lightens the texture and adds natural vitamin E.
Vitamin E + optional essential oils
Tocopherol · Lavandula · Daucus carota
Vitamin E preserves the formula. Lavender and carrot seed essential oils — at safe pediatric concentrations — round it out.
Pregnancy made me read every sunscreen label in the cabinet, and I didn't like any of them. Most conventional formulas use chemical UV filters that absorb into the skin — and into the bloodstream — and a lot of newer research has flagged them for endocrine concerns.
Mineral sunscreen, made with non-nano zinc oxide, is the form most often recommended during pregnancy and for young children. It sits on the skin instead of absorbing. So I made a balm version that works on the face, the shoulders, the tops of the feet — anywhere the sun hits hardest.
It's a balm, not a lotion. It takes a beat to warm and rub in. The trade-off is no chemical filters and no synthetic fragrance — just zinc, shea, and beeswax doing what they've always done.