Written by Michelle of Honest & Truly!, a 5 Minutes for Mom contributor. She received a product sample to provide her opinions of Sunology. We are also compensated for our posts, though all opinions remain our own.
With summer essentially here, we are now spending as much time as possible outdoors. That means that we are constantly slathering on the sunscreen, whether we’re playing in the park or hanging at the pool. We have used the physical block sunscreens for years for a variety of reasons, and I love how they’ve improved since we first started using them and how much more widely available they now are. Sunology has a revamped lines of natural sunscreen that is now the version my kids ask for.
Traditional sunscreens use chemicals to block the sun’s rays, and those chemicals are absorbed into your skin when you apply them. Physical blocks, however, reflect the sun’s rays – and they don’t contain potentially toxic chemicals like oxybenzone and retinyl palminate. The challenge with most physical block sunscreens is that they are thick and sometimes hard to spread on your skin. It definitely takes more effort to apply them, but for us, the benefit far outweighs the extra few minutes we aren’t in the pool.
Sunology, however, we found to be much more lotion like. It was thinner than other natural sunscreens we have used in the past and was much easier to apply. 
Even the wee ones were able to apply their own lotion much more easily. I found that the tell-tale white on their or my skin disappeared far faster when rubbing it in than any other physical block we have used in the past. The SPF 50 lotion also contains patented FSG Complex™, a proven skin nourishing agent, and has been shown in recent clinical studies to decrease wrinkles, hyper-pigmentation and dryness.
I love that the lotion protects against both UVA and UVB rays – a must in this day and age – and lasts for up to 80 minutes before you need to reapply, including when you’re swimming in the pool. 
This natural sunscreen doesn’t simply wash off when wet. That’s good news for us since we spend so much time in the water where the sun’s rays reflect up from the water in addition to shining down from above us.
We put this sunscreen to the test, and it certainly passed with flying colors. One day, Little Miss and I headed to Girl Scout camp where we trekked around in the sun from 11am to 4pm, peak sun hours. We applied as soon as we arrived at camp and a few times during the day. Neither of us burned at all, and with Little Miss we could hardly see any “tan lines” at the end of the day, proof that Sunology was doing its job.
The next day, all of us headed to the pool for a day of fun, and in the five hours we were there, we applied the sunscreen during breaks from the water and no one ended up the slightest bit red. This is a major accomplishment because Little Miss usually ends up with slightly red cheeks from a combination of reaction to sunscreen, the pool water, and the sun. With the soothing ingredients in Sunology, this was not an issue for her at all.
Hands down, we are fans of this natural sunscreen. With products available at SPF 50 designed for face, for body, and for kids, all at $14.99 for 2 ounce tubes, we’re hooked. While I wish the product were available in larger sizes for family use throughout the summer, the small size of the tube does make it incredibly easy to stick in my purse or even stick in my pocket to carry with me and apply on a daily basis.
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Michelle may never stop running around Chicagoland, but she always makes time for the important things in her life – her wee ones, cooking, reading, and spending time with friends – and of course, writing. You can see what she’s up to on her blog Honest & Truly! or on Twitter where she tweets as @HonestAndTruly.
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i usually forget
What’s on sale
We se a store brand sunscreen 30 and higher
Whatever is on sale.
i like the nutrogena spray on sunscreen
I mostly just stay out of the sun, but if I go out, I use Coppertone spray-on.
We use sunscreen.
I usually try to stick with Neutrogena baby sunblock for my family. It works on sensitive skin and has a higher SPF.
I buy whats on sale with the best protection
I use innisfree forest no sebum spf 50 for face. For body, I use whatever is on sale over spf 35
I wear a hat and sunglasses, and use a 50 SPF sunblock.
I use a hat, sunglasses and sunblock year round!
We use Blue Lizard sunscreen!
I mostly use No-Ad.
We usually use a really strong banana boat. Especially for my little one, it’s gotta be 45+ 😉
I use Coppertone spray
I spend a lot of time outside and my base sun protection is covering up; long sleeves, wide-brimmed hat, collar to cover my neck, even fingerless gloves sometimes. I also use sunscreen.
I usually use coppertone products
We use another natural sunscreen.
Usually whatever is cheapest
I use banana boat
I use sunscreen so I don’t burn.
Usually a sun block spray that has a decent SPF.
I usually get whatever highest SPF I can find that is priced well.
Banana Boat or Arbonne
I usually use whatever is handy from the grocery store 🙂
I use either Oceanpotion, Bullfrog, or Neutragena everyday of the year because I don’t tan. I am always on the lookout for a better product.
I buy whatever is on sale
We use Neutrogena sunscreen.
I try to use a barrier method
we usually try to find SPF30 and use whichever brand has the best price
Honestly, I just use whatever is on sale!
I usually purchase a 15 or 30 spf lotion and I also wear a sunhat.
i normally use regular sunscreen. i am a redhead so i use it all the time.
I always use sunscreen since I’m so fair.
I usually buy banana boat.
I use banana boat!
I use Banana Boat sunblock.
I use whatever the boyfriend buys. He usually buys 30 spf or higher.
i’m super vigilant about sun protection. i use a 25 spf for my daily moisturizer and a 70 for face and 55 for body when i’m spending time in the sun..which in AZ is pretty darn often! 🙂
Stay out of the sun is the .best thing.
Usually Banana Boat
I use Banana Boat sunscreen.
I usually use whatever is on sale, with a high SPF.
I normally get whatever is on sale as long as it’s SPF 50. I haven’t really been to picky about it.
sounds like a good thing to have for the kiddos
I use all different brands of moisturizer with a low SPF
Honestly we use whatever is eco friendly and safe. Whatever happens to be in the store.
I use neutrogena
Whatever I can find at the store but I want to find more natural options.
I use about three different types, depending on where I am!
I have been using Neutrogena sunscreen products for years.
Hats, sunglasees and typically neutrogena
We use hats and sunscreen.
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I use CeraVe but always looking for good sun protection!
I usually buy whatever product is on sale and one I can trust.
i just use whatever sunblock i find at the store.
if i can afford it i buy natural products, right now i have aubrey
I usually get generic stuff at CVS. I have to have a lot of it on hand for my fair skinned kids.
whatever anyone has on hand. I’m terrible at remembering to buy it. I didn’t start burning until recently.
I usually don’t use it. However I want to start using to protect against skin cancer.
I use a copperton sunblock
I usually buy coppertone sport to use.
I’ve been using whatever is on sale as long as it’s SPF 50 for the body, and I’ve been using Eucerin SPF 30 for my face.
I try to use a barrier method as often as possible, whatever my hubby picks up at the store. But I would much prefer one without chemicals. Thanks for the chance to check it out!
I use whatever is on sale
Coppertone water Babies 50 spf and maui babe spf 30.
Being fair, I will look for the best value with the best sun protection.
I buy what’s on sale normally
Usually Bull Frog or Banana Boat
whatever’s cheapest
I buy whatever is on sale or I have coupon for.
In the past I’ve used whatever was on sale, but now I am trying to switch to more natural and eco-friendly products.