DublinFC Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Hello, Looking at some of the excursions listed and I am seeing biodegradable sunscreen listed as "what to bring" item. Just checking with the cruising community to see if "reef safe" is the same thing. I am seeing reef safe labeling when I am checking Amazon's listings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 While I can't directly answer if they're the same (though google says yes), I would like to direct you to All Good Reef Safe Sunscreen. Based on a few lists I've found the 5 ingredients that have been proven to harm reefs are: oxybenzone avobenzone octisalate octocrylene homosalate octinoxate and most reef-safe labels only remove oxybenzone and Octinoxate. While they are still considered okay in some places, I didn't want to have any cause for concern while snorkeling or from the excursion staff so I made sure to get a mineral sunscreen and All Good is the only one I've found that is mineral AND comes in aerosol form. bobroo, DublinFC and Ahaque 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyman55 Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Good topic, I had the same concerns when I saw the same warnings for our snorkel excursion. I was looking at the Sun Bum sunscreen on Amazon, anyone have any input on that brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeRacer Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Sun Bum only removes oxybenzone and octinoxate, so acceptable in some places and not others. If you look for specifically Mineral sunscreen, you have a better chance at finding things that are all good. Hawai'i has some of the strictest sunscreen laws on the planet from what I can find, so I've been using their guides while searching. CrimsonCruiser and Hockeyman55 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheeler825 Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 I did a fair amount of research on this prior to my last cruise.. The conclusion I came to is the 'reef safe' stuff is a marketing ploy and not actually based in science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted March 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 5:43 PM, TimeRacer said: Sun Bum only removes oxybenzone and octinoxate, so acceptable in some places and not others. If you look for specifically Mineral sunscreen, you have a better chance at finding things that are all good. Hawai'i has some of the strictest sunscreen laws on the planet from what I can find, so I've been using their guides while searching. Looking into the Hawaii regulations. Thanks for posting that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 So, I'm glad I saw this topic as we will be sailing out of Hawaii in May. One person in our party wondered, what are the penalties? So, I found this article... https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/08/hawaii-has-a-ban-on-sunscreen-chemicals-but-no-ones-sure-who-should-enforce-it/ We will bring a tube of "reef-safe" sunscreen. But I'm not going to go too crazy over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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