Your Skin Needs More Than Sunscreen

Sunscreen is non-negotiable.

If you spend time outdoors, applying a broad-spectrum SPF is one of the most important things you can do to help protect your skin from ultraviolet, or UV, radiation. Whether you are working outside, hiking through the Cascade Mountains, gardening in the afternoon sun, walking the dog, or simply driving with the sun coming through the window, your skin is exposed to environmental stressors every day.

But sunscreen is only one part of a thoughtful approach to skin protection.

We also believe in pairing SPF with antioxidant-rich skincare.

First, the sunscreen

Let's start with the most important step: SPF.

Broad-spectrum sunscreen helps protect the skin from UVA and UVB rays. Mineral sunscreens, like our Broad Spectrum Sheer Mineral Sunshade Lotion SPF 30+, use natural zinc oxide, a mineral filter, to sit on the surface of the skin and help reflect and scatter UV radiation.

We formulated ours to be lightweight and sheer, with a blend of organic botanicals including aloe vera, jasmine blossoms, rose, calendula, and antioxidant-rich Hawaiian Kukui nut oil. It is designed to be a comfortable part of your daily skincare ritual, not something you only reach for when you're heading to the beach.

Because sun protection is an everyday practice.

So where do antioxidants come in?

Antioxidants are naturally occurring compounds that help support the skin as it encounters everyday environmental stressors.

Think of them as part of your skin's support system.

Your skin is constantly interacting with the world around you. Sun exposure, heat, pollution, smoke, sweat, and the general wear and tear of being outdoors can all contribute to oxidative stress. Antioxidant-rich plants contain a wide variety of naturally occurring compounds that help support the skin through these daily challenges.

This is one reason we love working with whole botanical ingredients. Plants don't typically contain just one isolated compound. They contain networks of naturally occurring constituents that work together, including polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, vitamins, and other plant compounds.

Different plants offer different types of support.

Antioxidants before sun exposure

Antioxidants do not replace sunscreen. They are not an alternative to SPF.

Instead, they can be a wonderful companion to your morning sun protection ritual.

Our Ultra-C Brightening Serum is formulated with 10% stabilized Vitamin C and is designed to support brighter, healthier, more even-looking skin while providing antioxidant support as part of your daily routine.

Applied in the morning, antioxidant-rich skincare can help prepare your skin for the environmental stresses it will encounter throughout the day.

Our favorite simple morning ritual looks something like this:

Cleanse. Hydrate. Apply antioxidant-rich skincare. Moisturize. Apply SPF.

And then, of course, reapply your sunscreen as needed, especially after swimming, sweating, or extended time outdoors.

Antioxidants after sun exposure

Your skin also deserves thoughtful care after a day outside.

Even when you have applied sunscreen carefully, your skin may still have experienced heat, sweat, wind, pollution, and environmental stress. This is where a soothing evening ritual can feel especially welcome.

After cleansing, your skin may benefit from gentle hydration and nourishing botanical ingredients that support the skin's natural overnight renewal process.

Our Beauty Sleep Snow Mushroom Overnight Brightening Mask is designed as an overnight treatment with snow mushroom, a botanical ingredient known for its ability to help support skin hydration, along with vitamin C to brighten and Buriti oil, a natural source of retinol to brighten and even skin tone, along with other carefully selected botanicals to nourish and comfort the skin while you sleep.

Think of it as a little evening exhale.

After a long day outdoors, apply a generous layer as the final step in your evening skincare ritual and let your skin rest.

A simple approach to daily skin protection

We don't think skincare needs to be complicated.

For everyday sun protection, we think in terms of partnership:

Antioxidants support. SPF protects. Evening skincare replenishes.

Each step has a different role.

Ultra-C Brightening Serum brings antioxidant-rich Vitamin C into your morning ritual.

Broad Spectrum Sheer Mineral Sunshade Lotion SPF 30+ helps protect your skin from UVA and UVB rays.

Beauty Sleep Snow Mushroom Overnight Brightening Mask gives your skin a nourishing, hydrating treatment at the end of the day.

Together, they create a simple rhythm that supports your skin before, during, and after your time in the sun.

And while we believe sunscreen is absolutely essential, we also believe your skin deserves more than a single product to help it navigate the world.

Because skin is living, responsive, and constantly interacting with its environment.

A thoughtful skincare ritual can help meet it there.