Safe and Responsible Interaction with the Sun - Why Sun Milk?

The Sun is one of the most important and necessary contributors to good health.

For too long we've been told "the sun is bad", "the sun causes skin cancer" etc, etc. Well this couldn't be further from the truth. The simple fact is our bodies, our health REQUIRE sunlight and sun exposure. Vitamin D is a life block, and having healthy Vitamin D levels are important on just about every level, one being cancer, and not just skin cancer but all cancers. 77% of cancers can be treated and/or prevented with healthy Vitamin D levels. We will save the deep dive detail for when our "Education & Research" section is complete, but in short, sun exposure and getting your daily Vitamin D is necessary and required for good health.

Recent studies have shown that UVB rays (the ones that cause you to burn) do not actually have the potential to cause skin cancer. The mainstream sunscreen manufacturers have pushed UVB protection because the result is you don't see yourself burn; and therefore you think you've been 'protected'. However, these studies have shown that it is actually the UVA rays that 'can' cause cancer. So those mainstream makers have now come out with UVA and UVB protection. That sounds great right? Now you're fully protected by blocking ALL the suns rays...not so much...now you're getting ZERO Vitamin D; and thus are going into Vitamin D deficiency - one of the top 3 reasons and causes of skin cancer (most cancers for that matter).

Not to mention, and as we've pointed out earlier and will go into much further detail once our "E&R" section is up and running, but where does all of those carcinogenic chemicals that 98% of sunscreens contain go? You apply it and then a few hours later it's gone and you need to lather more on your body. These dangerous chemicals are highly absorbable, so they go straight to your bloodstream. And then directly to your liver as your body tries to break them down. Over taxing your liver as it can not break down these chemicals, causing autoimmune disease, sickness, and cancer. Think about what this is doing to children as we lather all of these carcinogenic chemicals onto their bodies...essentially we're starting to compromise their livers (and thus their health) at a very early age. Again, this is simply the tip of the iceberg as far as definition and description about what's been going on for 60+ years and we will be sharing all of our research as we grow this site and our business. Simple fact: there was no such thing as skin cancer 60-70 years ago. Skin cancer (oddly or not) arrived at the same time as sunscreen and sunglasses.

"Responsible Interaction with the Sun"

You will see this mentioned often on this site as we at Sun Milk understand that as humans it is 100% NECESSARY that we all get sun exposure and Vitamin D. That said, the best sunscreen is a tan, bar none and without question. It is simply how all of our bodies function—even those of you that are pale/freckly/etc. In a perfect world, and to be done properly, we should temper our sun exposure little by little until we have a base tan. For example, we live in the mountains, so we generally have a heavy winter. As spring/summer roll in, we try to get out in the sun (without sun protection) for about 15 minutes front, 15 minutes back, 1-2x a week. Increasing that exposure little by little until we have tanned. Your level of tan will dictate how long you can stay in the sun. But it's simple, the proper way to be in the sun is without any sun protection (nor sunglasses; we'll get into that rabbit hole in a few paragraphs), because sunscreen and sunglasses came about and act hand-in-hand. When you feel yourself getting burned/have had too much sun, simply get out of the sun and/or put on a shirt, hat, etc. This is how people handled the ever important sun for thousands of years.

Now this doesn't seem like the advice a company that's making an all natural sun screen should be promoting; however we recognize this is simply not realistic for everyone. And thus, this is why we created Sun Milk. After I did my deep dive/rabbit hole research 5 years ago, I told my wife I would never...you couldn't pay me enough money to put 98% of the 'sunscreens' out there on my body knowing what I know now. So she spent the better part of the last 2 years researching and experimenting with natural ingredients to find the perfect combination and ratio to create an all natural, all organic, 100% clean sun protection to enable people to get the ever-important Vitamin D we all require without the risk of dangerous chemicals. Not only are our ingredients all natural, all organic, and 100% clean, but they have been carefully selected to promote healthy, good looking skin as well.

Sunglasses. Came about around the same time as'sunscreens'. Horrible for you. In short, and again we'll post all of our research on these topics soon, your eyes are the temperature gauge for your body. Your eyes tell you when you're burning. They also tell your body to shut little receptors in your skin that prevent you from burning. So when you're wearing sunglasses not only does your body not shut those receptors (thereby allowing you to burn) but you have no idea that you're burning; and thus you do further harm unknowingly. Again as we stated above, this is simply not realistic, people have become too dependent on their sunglasses, not to mention the fashion side of sunglasses, etc. However, I recommend trying this the next time you're in the sun: about every 30-45 minutes take your sunglasses off for about 5-10 minutes and feel/notice the difference. You will immediately be in tune with your skin and know exactly where you are from a 'burning/too much sun, or not' perspective. Responsible Interaction. Sun Milk enables us all to get the ever important health, Vitamin D, and healing powers of the sun in an all natural way.