Hara Sport SPF 30

by Hara Body Care

Product Features

• All natural, broad spectrum, UVA/UVB protection
• Only seven all natural ingredients
• Water resistant, zinc based sunscreen
• Safe for kids!
• Rated a top sunscreen in the Best Beach & Sport Sunscreens by the Environmental Working Group

Product Description

Hara Sport SPF 30 sets the standard for all natural sun protection. This richly emollient lotion with a base of olive and jojoba oil, beeswax, cocoa and shea butter is absorbed quickly into your skin, nourishing and protecting it. Beeswax provides water resistance, cocoa butter moisturizes and protects from the wind and the sun, while shea butter, olive oil and jojoba oil provide essential nourishment for skin exposed to the elements.

20.3% zinc oxide blended with naturally sun-protectant emollients creates a powerful broad spectrum barrier on skin to deflect and scatter the sun's rays. Because this mineral-based sunscreen is made from only natural ingredients and contains no stabilizers or preservatives, it may separate. Squeeze tube before applying.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002JEEER0
• UPC: 896487002015
• Item model number: Sport SPF30
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,940 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)
  • #38 in Baby > Health & Baby Care > Sun Protection

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The good and the bad, July 15, 2010

By 

Jamie G (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hara Sport SPF 30 (Health and Beauty)

I tried Hara Sport as it got the best rating in the Environmental Working Group ratings and it was much less expensive than most of the others in that category.

The pros:

1. The product uses only natural ingredients and you will recognize every item in the list of ingredients, no strange sounding chemicals.
2. With all of its emollients, it is an excellent moisturizer. It may be a little oily, but if you want a moisturizer, this is a good thing. My two-year-old grandson has dry skin and his doctor says to try to prevent bouts of eczema by liberal use of moisturizers. As he also has fair skin, this is perfect for him.
3. This product is less expensive, often as much as half or more less expensive than other sunscreens in this category.

The cons:

1. As there are no chemicals to keep the product from separating, it does separate in warm weather. It was hot from the mail when I received it and when I tried to squirt some out, I just got what looked like olive oil out. I then read that it may separate in warm weather (over 80). I just kneaded the tube for about 30 seconds and it was fine. It is cooler in our house, and it has not separated again. Because of this, it's probably not the sunscreen that I would choose to put in my backpack for a long hike in the sun and heat, but it would work fine as the one I put on my face every the morning under makeup.
2. It is a little greasy, but whether that is a pro or con depends on whether you need a moisturizer or not.
3. As with all the zinc sunscreens I've tried, you do need to rub it in a little bit to avoid the "white face", but it didn't seem any better or worse than others in this regard.

This sunscreen will be my everyday one, but I'll probably go with one that doesn't separate to use for long days in the heat and sun.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good protection but could be easier to apply, August 22, 2010

By 

D. Pereira - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hara Sport SPF 30 (Health and Beauty)

I bought this sunscreen on Amazon after I saw it on EWG's list of safest sunscreens. It seemed quite good at protecting me from the sun on my beach vacation and the only occasion I got mildly red on my back was when snorkeling for one hour at about 12 noon, which I guess would be expected even with the best sunscreens. The major disadvantage is the fact that it is not very easy to spread on your skin and it turns you whitish even with quite a lot of rubbing. It also has a mild olive oil scent (one of the components is olive oil). And it would sometimes separate into two phases, so you really should shake the tube before using. In comparison with other EWG-listed sunscreens, I found it slightly easier to apply than "Badger SPF30", but for me the best I tried was "Alba Botanical SPF30" (good protection and the easiest to apply).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yuck!, February 4, 2011

By 

Robo (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hara Sport SPF 30 (Health and Beauty)

I really hope this is good for me because it is absolutely terrible to apply. It is really clumpy so you have to be in front of a mirror to get the clumps off. It needs to be rubbed in hands for a good 30 seconds to get it warm to apply and even then it leaves a white mask wherever applied. It takes about 10 minutes to not be sticky. Then the skin is shiny pretty much all day wherever applied. I really DREAD putting this on.
BUT it is by far the most inexpensive and gets really good reviews on ewg.org. I think I may try a slightly more expensive product because I so dread using it that I find myself not putting it on, which defeats the purpose.