The sun, your skin – and an important choice ☀️

Easter, sun on your face and a little awakening☀️💛

There's something very special about this time of year... the first warm rays of sunshine, oranges in the bag, and cheeks coming back to life.

And: we apply sunscreen.
But… with what exactly?

Here on the farm, young and old have only been using 100% natural and organic sunscreen on their skin for the past 19 years – with a strong health focus.
It's actually quite special! 

🌿 Why I developed sunscreen in 2007

I didn't make sunscreen because I wanted to make cosmetics.
I made sunscreen because I didn't dare use the ones that were available.

I had seen what ingredients the regular cosmetics industry used – substances that could:

• disrupt hormone
• irritate skin and eyes 
• harm marine life and nature

And I already knew then: What we put on our skin goes into our body and blood – and then out into nature.

Then the choice was easy:
I don't blame myself for this. And certainly not my kids.

So I developed my own sunscreen – with a completely different goal than the industry:
Not just sun protection, but health and skin care .

And the feedback was immediate! People reported golden brown skin, that they used to get sunburned with factor 50, but not with our factors 20 and 10, sunburn disappeared, and burning and watery eyes became history .

💛 A kind of sun protection, care and nourishment

For me, skincare is not cosmetics – it's part of my daily diet .
I want nutrition to enter my mouth, but also into my skin, where it continues into the body.

Therefore, the sunscreen had to have more than just a sun protection factor:

☀️ Natural physical sunscreen (non-nano titanium dioxide)

🌿 Organic plant oils that strengthen and support the body

🐝 Beeswax protects and retains moisture

💧 Ingredients that strengthen the skin barrier

A sunscreen that both protects, nourishes and gives something back to the body.

📖 Then this book came along…

In January, the Truth came to the body of Niels Christian Geelmuyden.

When I read the chapter about sunscreen, I almost get chills.
Because what he documents now is exactly what I reacted to over 20 years ago.

He shows, among other things, that:

• Many sunscreens contain endocrine disrupting and environmentally harmful substances
• authorities largely consider SPF – not health
• Sunscreen can give us a false sense of security, making us stay in the sun longer.
• Increased use of sunscreen has not stopped the increase in skin cancer – on the contrary

He also addresses what I have been preoccupied with since the late 90s:
that substances in cosmetics, including sunscreen, can penetrate the skin and into the bloodstream.

In early 2018, researchers wanted to investigate this, and the FDA's regulatory body concluded that chemical sunscreens are actually absorbed into the body - contrary to what the manufacturers have claimed. But they did not investigate whether there were any health risks associated with it...

It is remarkable.
But for me it is also a confirmation:
👉 What I built Vossabia on – is true. 

📚 A book no one talks about

This book should have been on the front page of the newspapers. But three months after launch: not a single registration.

I recommend everyone to read it. You can find it at the brave publisher Lille Måne :
👉 The truth about the body

🌊 And what about nature?

Several places around the world have now banned certain sunscreens because UV filters and other ingredients harm marine life:

🪸 Hawaii

🪸 Palau

🪸 Parts of Mexico

🪸 Florida 

Safe sunscreen for life on land and in the sea

Geelmuyden refers to research that points to damage to coral reefs, fish, turtles, dolphins and seagrass – and thus fears that it will damage photosynthesis and reproduction .

And he refers to a report from 2025:
👉 1,000 people on a beach can add 35 kilograms of sunscreen chemicals to the ocean daily.

Then I ask myself a simple question:
Is this really something people want in their bodies?

🌼 Vossabia Sunscreen – an alternative

This is the result of 19 years of experience, testing and philosophy:

☀️ Natural physical sun filter – works immediately
 

🌸 Plant oils that make the difference:

• – Pomegranate seed oil – strengthens the skin barrier
• – Hemp oil – soothes and balances
• – Sea buckthorn oil – repairs sun-damaged skin

as well as nourishing shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut, lavender and Calendula 🌼

👉 Skincare that is also body care
👉 Safe for both people and nature 🌱 

☀️ Some thoughts about the sun

The sun is our life-giving star. It gives us light and vitamin D, which prevents disease .

Therefore, I often do this:
We wait about half an hour before applying sunscreen, so that our bodies get sunlight first – especially the morning sun.
This is exactly what Geelmuyden also writes about.

Sun tips:

☀️ Lubricate several times if necessary

👒 Wear a hat and cover up in the middle of the day

🧴 Sunscreen is not a free ticket to lie in the sun all day.

🌼 Ready for another Easter in the sun?

If you want to understand more of this, I highly recommend Geelmuyden's book. It provides insight into cosmetics that it's really time for more people to open their eyes to – and which is an important part of the reason I started Vossabia.

And if you want a sunscreen that is made with:

• health in focus
• nature in the heart
• and almost 20 years of experience

...then you know where to find it ☀️💛 

Happy Easter, and enjoy the sun – wisely 🌿☀️ 

Hugs from Renate 💛 Queen bee 🐝 in Vossabia