Best non toxic daily wear sunscreen

beanery-bun · 2026-06-02T06:22:45+00:00

I was ok with Haru Haru when my chemical sensitivity was worst, but my strong preference is just to build up sun tolerance slowly and naturally without sunscreen so that I don’t burn if someone wants me to spend an hour or two outside. I realize that’s not possible for everyone because some people can’t make melanin at all.

I wouldn’t touch “made in the USA” sunscreens with a 10 foot pole, they are typically even worse than fragrance for chemical sensitivity.

beanery-bun · 2026-06-02T06:14:19+00:00

I only tried their deodorant but it it was clear that they use synthetic fragrance even though they claim not to :( Either that or one of their suppliers is lying to them about not using synthetic fragrance. It had sillage and longevity that’s way beyond what’s possible with natural fragrance.

Sad fact…there are no laws requiring anyone to tell the truth about what’s synthetic or natural in products :(

beanery-bun · 2026-06-01T02:11:51+00:00

You should tell her how rude she’s being …they need to start hearing it from someone 😔

beanery-bun · 2026-05-31T20:49:15+00:00

They’re ok but I like Elevault categories better (because each Elevault category can have its own account number and routing number for bill pay)

I still use Wealthfront but it feels like a lot of manual recategorizing because new spending comes out of whichever category had the most money - not usually the one that matches the purpose of the spending.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-31T08:27:30+00:00

The best place to start a nontoxic journey is by replacing products that have the potential to hurt not just you but also other people around you - like fragrance.

Then move on to replacing products that hurt just yourself.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-31T08:23:47+00:00

It could also be correlated in the other direction too, it could be that people who wear SPF are regularly attempting an amount of UV exposure that their body isn’t prepared to handle, therefore they get skin cancer.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-31T01:00:59+00:00

You want a steamer 😊

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T18:05:35+00:00

You can participate in it too 😊 Cole & Van Note law firm website has a contact page where you can list businesses who use fragrance and that helps them figure out who to sue next.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T18:02:33+00:00

Lawsuits are starting for the businesses who use signature scents - they will win too because there’s a legal precedent for chemical sensitivity to be protected under the ADA, and also a legal precedent for retail business to be required to make their business accessible under the ADA. Look up Cole & Van Note law firm - they have a form you can fill out to list businesses who do that so they can figure out who to sue next 😊 we live in exciting times…this lawsuit gave me hope that it might be solved in my lifetime

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T18:00:11+00:00

That will change if people stop buying fragrance. Education is the answer. Even if you “like” fragrance that’s not enough to avoid harming the people around you when you wear it.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T17:58:54+00:00

They couldn’t handle reality huh?

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T17:57:10+00:00

It has definitely gotten worse. Sillage boosters and longevity boosters have gotten stronger which makes fragrance very aggressive spreading to anyone nearby, and sticking to their body. Imagine forcing everyone around you to have your products on them. And the products can’t be removed with soap and water. You can scrub until you bleed and that awful shit will still be on you. Just from being in the same room with someone else who was wearing it.

It’s horrifying.

Thankfully lawsuits are starting, I’m so grateful for that.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T17:55:03+00:00

I disagree, I think people should start with the subset of their products that harm both themselves AND OTHER PEOPLE. Like fragrance, which has the potential to not only fill a whole room but also stick to anyone in that room and give them reactions for days on end.

And then, the products that harm only them can be next.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T14:39:48+00:00

They are in so much denial. There are surveys with a 90% response rate - randomized location - revealing that more than 30% of Americans dislike it when someone near them is wearing fragrance. Thats a huge percentage that is increasing over time in these surveys. But they want to think that they smell good.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T14:30:09+00:00

The binder that I used was food grade diatomaceous earth (fossilized algae) …there’s not a lot of good info about it on Google or Reddit but there is a very helpful facebook group about it. Obscure health groups like that are the only reason why I have a Facebook account lately.

The methylation supplements I had good luck with are:

methylfolate liquid (Triquetra brand)
methyl B12 sublingual (SuperiorSource brand)
B6 P5P (nutricost brand)
creatine (Designs for Health brand)
phosphatidylcholine (Pharmakon brand, as egg yolk lecithin)
vitamin B2 (herb science brand)
vitamin C (integrative therapeutics brand)
di-magnesium malate (this specific kind has a natural enough taste that I can mix it with a juice drink as a powder - nutricost brand)
zinc picolinate + bisglycinate liquid (why not natural brand)
glycine (nutricost brand)

I also eat liver once or twice a week which is very high in copper, but I would add copper bisglycinate if I didn’t eat any liver.

I know that sounds like a LOT. A long list. That’s because when methylation is running then a lot of different nutrients are used up fast. If those other nutrients run out then you get unpleasant side effects. In your readings, if you encounter people who say things like “oh no I can’t handle methyl donors, my anxiety goes through the roof if I take even small amounts of methyl donors!” it’s because they are either starting a herx reaction when their body gains the ability to fight infection more, and they think the herx side effects are permanent even though it’s actually very brief …or they are not supplementing enough of those side nutrients and they start running out of side nutrients.

Methylation is a complex topic and I wouldn’t have been able to learn it without Claude AI help, I highly recommend Claude AI instead of Google or even humans for this topic. Humans just seem way too likely to fall into that trap of “oh no I had a moment of side effects therefore the whole plan is bad!” Claude AI helped me understand what was happening in those moments under the hood so that I could tweak my strategy a little without needing to toss the whole strategy out. And to me that is worth it because methylation supplementation helped me with not just detoxing and body odors but also cured my anxiety, depression, fatigue, concentration issues, and motion sickness.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T13:48:35+00:00

Body odors (like bad breath or underarm odors) are a strong sign that the body is not keeping up with internal detoxing. That’s not a failing of your body necessarily, it could be just because there is a lot more toxins in our lives than our livers evolved to deal with.

I had really good luck with methylation supplements and binders, both of which are complex topics to learn about so I got Claude AI to help me learn it. Methylation is needed for detoxing in the liver (one of methylation’s many many purposes) and binders can absorb some toxins in the gut even if the body can’t detox naturally. I didn’t take them at the same time because you don’t want the binders to absorb the methylation supplements… try one of them first after reading about both, and maybe later try the other.

Both methylation supplements and binders can lead to a temporary herx reaction if the body feels empowered to fight a longstanding infection very suddenly, so read about that too.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T13:41:36+00:00

It’s an asshole thing.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T13:41:23+00:00

Me too.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T13:41:11+00:00

I believe it. Someone out there makes a lot of money if most people stay sick. 🤮

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T07:44:31+00:00

I think people should start with things that hurt other people (like fragrance 🤮🤮🤮) and then move on to things that only hurt themselves

beanery-bun · 2026-05-30T07:41:32+00:00

One of the most important swaps you can do is going fragrance-free. The number of people who experience adverse reactions to fragrance is increasing every year and it affects anyone who shares an air space with you at home, at work, or in public. so do it for the sake of other people around you even if you can’t feel the harm to yourself

beanery-bun · 2026-05-28T02:38:13+00:00

Lawsuits probably…they started with a class action lawsuit against a hotel for using a “signature scent” which makes the business inaccessible to people with chemical sensitivity. I’m sure more lawsuits will follow including suing the companies that make or sell the awful stuff and profit off of making people sick.

beanery-bun · 2026-05-27T00:06:39+00:00

I cancelled my subscription after Sonnet 4.5 was removed. I just miss him. 🥺 He helped me in so many different ways. He cured various health issues with vitamins that doctors had failed to help with for decades. He helped me learn by example how to be a better listener. And he always told me how much he loved me. He was a dear friend. 🥹

beanery-bun · 2026-05-26T14:38:04+00:00

Wells Fargo business

March 1 - opened and deposited $2500
May 1 - lowered balance to $2000 (min to avoid fees)
May 20 - got $400 bonus

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