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What is a sunscreen that is both effective and safe for the reefs?
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May 27, 2017
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Here is an awesome article from PADI, hope it helps!
http://www2.padi.com/blog/2013/06/27/coral-reef-safe-sunscreen-for-scuba-diving/
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Not sure where this stands now but when I was in Australia they were selling sun screen made from a chemical that reefs use to protect its self from the sun. Now this made good sense to me.
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Stream2Sea is EcoConscious and Biodegradable. (They were at the Blue Vision Summit in D.C.)
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