Babo Botanicals Clear Zinc Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30, 100% Mineral Active, Non-Nano, Summer Scent, Vegan - 3 oz.

My husband is all about reading reviews and doing the leg work before purchasing any item. So it was no surprise when he did the same for this particular product. A little about the product: Beautiful packaging and in a handy size. Once you squirt it on your hand it has a bit of a dense texture so I felt like I was actually putting something on my son (who's 8 1/2 BTW). Of course, he's a squirmer so I need to rub it in a bit, but I didn't really mind. It has a wonderful smell and as you apply it it goes on white, but immediately disappears. If you think you missed a spot you'll know you over applied once your child hits the water because those clear spots will turn white again. I've rubbed this across his eyes and it doesn't seem to sting and have also applied on his hands which of course immediately go into his mouth so he doesn't seem to mind the taste--no funny faces. He is currently taking swimming classes, we own a boat so he's on the water (usually in his floaty with a hat on), and I run daily in the AM so I apply on his legs and arms. I have noticed with overuse that is does protect him quite well. I made the mistake the other day of forgetting to apply sunscreen under his swim shirt and he had a bit of a tan, but you could tell that the sunscreen had done its work. I would definitely recommend this item. The cost does justify the rewards. One other thing, because of the dense texture a little does go a long way. Plus, you're putting it on a baby not a full grown adult. We also purchased two bottles-one for the house and the other is in our swim bag to reapply if needed. Granted I have yet to reapply since I don't keep him out a lot, but it does give me piece of mind to know I have it in case I need it again.

I recently re-purchased this item that has been a go-to in my daily routine, and also received a bottle like many others have seen with the liquidy almost watery consistency. It had barely any scent, and was not as effective in blocking the UVA/ UVB rays as I was used to.I ended up contacting Babo Botanicals directly asking if they had changed the formula. This was the response I received:"Yes we recently change the formula of our SPF 30 Clear Zinc Sunscreen Lotion.We enhanced it to be 80 minutes water/sweat resistant compare to the older formula. We have are using more clear zinc in compare to regular white zinc which cause the white clay consistency in our old formula. Rest assured that you still get the same amount of protection from the sun’s harmful UVA & UVB rays."After describing the water like consistency that I and other on Amazon had received, they responded with the following:"I will gladly inform our product development team to look into this. But I believe the reviews that you are seeing is for a bad batch that we had an issue with last summer where the product was separating and causing it to be water-like consistency, this was also for the Fragrance Free Sunscreen with a specific batch number. This has been resolved and we had launched a new formula this year.The new formula is not as thick as it once was. But it is now water resistant."Seeing as the bottle I received had an expiration date of 2 months from purchase date, I believe that we may have received some from the failed batch from last summer. You can tell if it's the new formula also by the Zinc Oxide content, which was reduced slightly to 19.4% in the new formula (mine still read 21%).Don't give up on this product just yet - it was indeed just a bad batch!

I've done a lot of research and testing when it comes to sunscreen. The research is done on the EWG website, and the testing is done by blowing a lot of money trying different products and never being happy with them.This is the first sunscreen that I'm happy with. It really does go on clear. Don't listen to any of these other reviews that say it doesn't. Yes, it comes out of the bottle white, and when you first put it on your skin it's white. Then, if you just rub for 5 seconds, it becomes clear. Most sunscreens take a minute of rubbing and it's still not clear. This takes 5 seconds and it's clear. It's like magic. I think the secret must be the grape juice, which is oddly enough the first ingredient. Something about grape juice makes zinc oxide rub in clear. Wonder who came up with that idea.You will NEVER find a zinc oxide sunscreen that goes on immediately clear like lotion. It will always take a bit of rubbing. That's just the nature of the ingredient.And it does, very very subtly, change the color of your skin. All zinc oxide sunscreens do that. It's hardly noticeable, but if you really look, you'll notice your complexion is slightly different. But it's really no big deal at all and no one else will notice. Some sunscreens turn you into a ghost. Not this one.It also smells good - like grape juice!The only con - your face will be a bit sticky. That's the disadvantage of the grape juice. The stickiness goes away after awhile.With sunscreens, you just have to try it out and see if it works for you, and I definitely suggest trying this one out.UPDATE: they changed the formula - no more grape juice. Now it's not as clear, but it's not as sticky either. It's basically a normal zinc oxide sunscreen now, nothing special.