Recommended:Since it's summer, I want to introduce you to the absolute best mineral-based (zinc oxide) sun screens. They are made by Devita (http://www.devitaskincare.com/). I use the Solar Body Block on my body and the Solar Protective Moisturizer on my face. They disappear into the skin immediately - none of that thick, white stuff - no masking of skin tone. They moisturize and aren't greasy. Ingredients are just good for you stuff like glycerin, vitamin e, aloe and grape seed extract (a natural anti-oxident).
The Web site says they don't use nanotechnology. So, they're not changing the zinc oxide into something teeny tiny that can enter the blood stream and perhaps even cross the blood-brain barrier, which is one way to get sticky, gooey, zinc-oxide to behave. For more about this, see DeVita's own Independence Day blog (http://devitastyle.com/home/blog).
Follow up: I asked DeVita about how they manage the magic. Barbara Thomas, their Customer Service Director answered with, "... we use cutting-edge, Non-Nano, uncoated, nearly transparent Micronized Zinc Oxide. ...If you are reading old articles on how micronized zinc oxide cannot be nearly transparent etc, you are not up to speed on what is available now."
In other words, there are no down-sides to these products except the cost ( in the $25 - $30 dollar U.S. range). BTW: These sun screens aren't water proof.
