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Zinc oxide is a natural mineral, used safely for generations to shield against the harmful effects of the sun. Zinc oxide forms a protective physical barrier over the skin and stops the harmful UV rays, providing the most complete protection. Botanical Skin Works' Sun Protection Lotion uses Z-Cote^®, a transparent, micronized form of zinc oxide to protect in a clear, smooth, non-sticky and non-irritating form. Unlike chemical sunscreen ingredients, zinc oxide cannot be absorbed into the skin and is not metabolized by the body.

Chemical sunscreen ingredients are designed to absorb portions of the UVB (burning rays) or UVA (cause of aging and skin cancer) rays and are often used in combination to achieve adequate UVB and at best, limited UVA protection. Z-Cote^® is the only single transparent sunscreen ingredient available today that uniformly protects against the full "broad spectrum." Additionally, unlike most chemical sunscreen ingredients, zinc oxide is known to be stable and it won¹t degrade in the sun. As well, it is the only sunscreen ingredient recognized by the FDA as a Category I Skin Protectant and is recommended for use on environmentally challenged skin.

Botanical Skin Works' Sun Protection Lotion uses 15% zinc oxide for an SPF 15 meaning it effectively blocks 93% of the sun's burning rays. Because zinc oxide uniformly protects against the UV spectrum from 290-380 nanometers(nm), we believe that our Sun Protection Lotion is also effective against 93% of the sun's UVA rays. While other sunscreens claim "broad spectrum" protection, the amount of protection a consumer is receiving from the damaging UVA rays is virtually unknown. Even the sunscreens which include zinc include far smaller percentages and thus offer far less coverage against the UVA spectrum than Botanical Skin Works¹ Sun Protection Lotion does.

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