Customer Reviews

Sol Kid Kare SPF 25 Biodegradable Sunscreen 6 Ounces

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Caribbean Sol works really well and does not contain any of the scary sunscreen chemicals that harm people or marine life. It has a nice scent, not at all chemical. It goes on whitish because the active ingredients are mineral sun blockers, not chemical sun absorbers, but then disappears after a while, which is an incentive to put it on well before you go outside, which is better for sun protection anyway. It stays put and is non-greasy. The kids' formula is labeled water resistant.

It's a good value for a natural product -- and if you read the labels, a lot of the "natural" sunscreens contain the exact ingredients you want to avoid. Department store cosmetic brands sell sunscreens at twice the price with the same nasty chemicals as the drugstore brands. Choose carefully.

I didn't have a good experience with this sunscreen. I took it on a vacation to Mexico because most of the natural parks require it. I found that it washed away very quickly while I was in the water. The bottle says to re-apply it every 40 minutes which I did because I hate being sunburned. But as soon as I got into the ocean or pool, it washed off immediately, leaving me exposed and I got burned anyway. We could never get it to absorb completely either. It left a white tint wherever you applied it.

As a physical barrier to the sun, it works great. If you're planning on being in the water, I'd find something else. While I love the idea of it being natural and safe for the environment, I will not be using it on my son. I don't want to run the risk of him being severely burned because it washed off.

Takes a lot of rubbing and leaves skin with a thin white layer (which is how it does it's job so well), but does an excellent job of blocking the sun and does not cause an allergic reaction like chemical sunscreens do. My skin has not had any sun damage this summer and I live in Texas. We've had 16 days of temperatures over 100 so far, and LOTS of days of blazing sunshine and heat just below 100. In the past my dermatologist had me using Falene SPF 65, which is VERY expensive, and my skin was reacting severely. He said it wasn't an actual allergy but that the sunscreen was too strong. (It itched like an allergy to me!) This works just as well for a fraction of the price. It would seem much better suited as a sunscreen for children than the chemical ones.

I bought this after the great reviews online. It is a value product in the natural-sunscreen category, and it seems to work well in terms of sun protection. However, on two adults, we have a hard time rubbing the product in enough to avoid the blue-white pallor common with zinc products. Also, I just can't get over the way it smells - sort of like ... cherry cough medicine?

I purchased this sunscreen to use on a water excursion we had planned during a Caribbean cruise. It was a requirement that all sunscreen be biodegradable.

I will start by saying I am extremely sensitive to sunlight and I burn easily, even with 50 SPF. So I was hesitant about how well this would work for me, or if it would even work at all, given my level of sensitivity and the intensity of the sun in the Caribbean.

I applied this sunscreen to my arms, shoulders and face on the tender boat ride from our ship to the shore. I figured I would apply more when I got to the excursion. Alas the worker would not permit us to apply any additional sunscreen when we reached the excursion, so I found myself in the water with a halter top bathing suit and no sunscreen in front. We were in the sun and water for approximately one hour and thirty minutes. The parts of me that had this sunscreen on were nicely tanned and the parts of me without sunscreen were burnt bright red.

So I definitely think this sunscreen works well and I would recommend it to anyone needing/wanting biodegradable sunscreen.

This stuff works great. The lotion is thick and if the lotion bottle is warmed up before application, it spreads on the skin much easier.

This is a good biodegradable sunblock. It used titanium dioxide and zinc oxide to block the sun. Other than that it just has a lot of herbs, and natural-source ingredients according to the label. It goes on white but soon becomes transparent. It has a slightly bubblegum-y scent. It's pricy, but keeps you and the environment healthy.

I just bought this at the Vitamin Cottage here in Denver for $[...]. Nice formulation, great smell, fairly modest price compared to others, and non-greasy. All points make this a user friendly product and what's the point of sunscreen if you're not going to use it? This product rates very highly on the EWG list at: [...]

What's not to like?

Bought this after reading article that it is one of the safer products out there. Protects my son and myself even while doing water activities.

Bought this for the family prior to a Carribean cruise. It protects well and does not polute you or the places you visit as badly as other products. As other people have stated, if used as directed, users are tinted a bit white. It is pricier than other sunscreens, at least the non-biodegradeable variety. Overall, I am satisfied with my purchase.