Stream2Sea Sunscreen SPF 30 is Protect Land + Sea Certified!
Stream2Sea Sunscreen SPF 30 is Protect Land + Sea Certified!
Stream2Sea SPF30 Sunscreen - the only mineral sunscreen tested not to harm coral larvae - has passed the stringent testing of HEL labs!
Hereās Why It Is Important to You
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Why PL+S?
Haereticus Environmental Lab created the Protect Land + Sea (PL+S) certification because selecting a reef-safe sunscreenĀ is more challenging than it should be. HEL is a non-profit, scientific organization whose mission is to conserve wildlife and ecosystems. If a product wears the Protect Land + Sea Certification Seal, consumers, park rangers, and businesses can rest assured that a product does not contain ingredients that may be harmful environmental pollutants.
āWithout a legal definition, consumers are being misled into purchasing products that contain ingredients proven to be damaging in aquatic ecosystems,ā Craig Downs, PhD, executive director of Haereticus Environmental Lab (HEL).
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What is the HEL List?
The HEL LIST is a list of chemicals that are known pollutants in many different environments (freshwater streams, river, beaches, and ocean systems) or wildlife (e.g., corals, fish, birds, marine mammals, sea turtles), which pose a threat to ecosystem health.
InĀ Protect Land + Sea Certification program, they donāt ask the manufacturer to verify or certify that their product is pure of HEL List chemicals and ingredients, as many other programs do. Instead, the entire product is put to the test ā chemical analysis testing under āforensicā methodology. They then vet the products to be free of HEL List ingredients that may act as environmental pollutants.
"Iām not surprised that Stream2Sea has achieved Haereticus Environmental Laboratoryās Protect Land & Sea Certification...
that represents the gold-standard for a sunscreen that is non-toxic to coral reefs. Steam2Seaās leadership insists on scientifically rigorous testing of their ingredients and thatās why I use only their products at home and in the fieldāĀ āĀ Samantha Whitcraft, marine biologist and Director of Conservation and Outreach, the Sea of Change Foundation.
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Testing The Final Product
The chemicals on the HEL LIST, besides having acute and direct toxicity to an animal or plant (meaning it can readily kill them or result in obvious harm) are also poisons called āendocrine disruptors.ā Endocrine disruptors donāt kill outright, but are a āslowā and āhard to perceiveā poison that can affect humans, other animals and plants!
Many manufacturers donāt want these poisons in their products, but sometimes, they find a way into the product through contamination from the source (e.g., parabens used as preservatives in glycerol, camphors in fragrances). Most manufacturers donāt have the ability to test their source ingredients for every single chemical ā it is impossible.
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The Protect Land + Sea Certification (PL+S) is different from other certification programs, such as Organic, Fairtrade, etc. These certifications ask the manufacturers to commit to abiding by their criteria of not using certain ingredients. PL+S Certified Products, on the other hand, areĀ independently testedĀ by Haereticus Environmental Laboratory (HEL) to ensure the final product DO NOT CONTAIN anything
Stream2Sea is proud that our SPF30 Sunscreen has been certified with the prestigious Protect Land + Sea Certification with 0% of the chemicals on the HEL List.
No matter how the chemicals on the HEL LIST can get into a product, Stream2Seaās PL+S CERTIFIED products DO NOT CONTAIN any chemical on the HEL LIST.
