That was, however, struck down by a subsequent statewide law.
Ban effective January 2021, stores cannot sell sunscreens containing reef-damaging chemicals. The island will ban the sale of chemical sunscreens in 2021. A ban on chemical sunscreens and outlawing of imports and sales of products containing oxybenzone and octinoxate went into effect last year.īonaire. This new law is just one step toward protecting the health and resiliency of Hawaii’s coral reefs.” - Governor David Ige. “Our natural environment is fragile, and our own interaction with the earth can have lasting impacts…. The new law became effective on January 1, 2021. These chemicals are found in literally thousands of sunscreens. state, Hawaii prevents the sale and distribution of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate. Hawaii is still somewhat ahead of the curve and has banned sunscreens that can damage our marine environment and coral reefs.
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It turned my skin white and I looked like a Kabuki actor until it was absorbed but it worked very well.” From our last update: Lastly Gene said, “I ran out of sunscreen on a trip to Oahu and I bought a bottle of Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen, Sensitive, SPF 30+ at Longs after reading EWG reviews. Oxybenzone and octinoxate, the two chemicals recently banned in Hawaii and are believed to cause coral bleaching.” This mineral does not biodegrade and is found to react in warm seawater to form hydrogen peroxide which is harmful to all sea life. Kathy added an interesting comment, “Avoid sunscreens with high content of Titanium Dioxide. Regular commenter Barbara concurred with many others about this one product, saying: “Two votes for Blue Lizard!!” Kaci concurred, “I am a pharmacist and I always recommend and use Blue Lizard. Also Consumer Reports gives all the ones you mentioned average or bad ratings.This is very concerning. I only wear 70 or above… I always wear a hat, sunglasses, and rash guard and use an umbrella but the reflection from the water still causes problems. I’ve always worn a T-shirt when I snorkeled, and I started wearing swim leggings a couple of years ago, so now I need very little sunscreen.ĭebbie addressed conflicting sunscreen ratings and SPF, adding, “You said these have a variety of spfs but I only found 30 and 50. Some of the Banana Boat products are mineral-based, and that’s what we use. If the active ingredients are titanium dioxide and/or zinc oxide, then it’s OK.
If you’re confused about what to use, then look at the active ingredients. Maria addressed physical sunblocks, saying: “I have been using mineral-based sunscreen for the past several years. Larger quantities should be placed in checked bags.” Fascinating comments about which sunscreens you pick and why. Sunscreen in carry-on bags must be 3.4 oz or less. “Our website incorrectly reported that sunscreen containers larger than 3.4 oz were allowed in carry-on bags if medically necessary. Yesterday TSA reversed their decision stating: “TSA allows larger amounts of medically necessary liquids, gels, and aerosols in reasonable quantities for your trip, but you must declare them to security officers at the checkpoint for inspection.” That meant that full-size containers were to have been permitted in your carry-on. New TSA guidelines went into effect last week when they announced that starting April 7, sunscreens became part of the TSA list of medically approved items. Full-size Sunscreens are NOT OK per TSA revision. Boy, we were very surprised to read that they had just reversed a ruling that we wrote about just two days ago. That’s a good thing since we have not seen this reported.