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Sunscreens are increasingly marketing themselves as "natural", "green" or "organic" but much of these claims are misleading. We are faced with the challenge of needing to compete in this arms race of green claims, but want to do so with integrity.  In making sunscreen, it is important to consider both the impacts of the product (ingredients of product and recycle/re-usability of packaging) and manufacturing (energy use, waste, and any other environmental impacts of our operations)....

The story of Kinesys is a personal one for me. The inspiration, which I mention in the video below, came as my 30th birthday arrived, and I started thinking about my health and future. As I exercised more and spent more times outdoors, I was absorbing more and more UV radiation. I loved being outdoors but I hated smearing on thick creams, as most of us do, for sun protection. Then Josie, my partner and...