The original active ingredient in our sunscreen was algae, but sadly this wouldn't have worked well. The SPF (sun protection factor) was extremely low and would have just become an algae cream.
The sad reality is that a much, much better solution already exists, Zinc Oxide (ZnO). How could we not use this amazing, inert, compound? However, making a normal sunscreen out of zinc oxide is not innovative. That is why we decided to improve our sunscreen with plant extracts, making it more appealing to consumers with its natural skincare properties and eliminating the demand for harmful sunscreens that use chemicals and microplastics.
This is what our sunscreen looks like! ( IT WORKS AS WELL AS OR BETTER THAN COMMERCIAL SUNSCREEN!)