The Benefits of Using Zinc Skincare

You may not be familiar with Zinc ( or ZINC OXIDE).  Using zinc in skincare has been a fairly recent trend - except for those historic days at the beach when everyone wrote that bright, white nose cream.

Well, zinc has changed a lot since those goopy, thick formulas, but the benefits are still the same.

New blends of zinc are now super-light and barely noticeable. Zinc is one of nature’s best sunscreens. Aside from sitting in the shade, if you are going to be out in the sun, you want to wear zinc. The reasons are two-fold.

First, zinc is a natural mineral - NOT a laboratory-produced chemical. If you are more concerned about using natural products - as many are these days- then why support another chemical factory? It’s bad for the environment and it’s bad for YOU.

Zinc in it’s natural form is simply a micronized powder ( a lot like calcium) that is bright white once processed - hence the WHITE color of old sunblocks.

Second - zinc’s crystallized properties actually REFLECT the sun’s rays unlike chemical sunscreens that product a think chemical barrier that ABSORBS UV rays into the top layer of sunscreen, which then makers report, stop the rays from sinking into your skin. Doesn’t sound very safe does it?

Another amazing benefit of zinc is not as commonly known - it controls acne and helps prevent breakouts.

Turns out zinc, is also a great anticeptic healing agent - a little like going to natual sulfer springs for a soak, the mineral properties of zinc make it an excellent anti-acne treatment.

Zinc can be found in a carrier agent - like a lotion or moisturizer most often. You can find multiple varites of zinc sunscreens these days in almost any store. Just be sure to read the labels and be on the look out for other chemicals combined with zinc. Try to find as natural a product as you can - one without parabens or chemical perservatives.

Zinc moisturizers make a great acne treatment and can be found online and in some speciality skincare stores.