As Determined by TWM: Best Sunscreens for Summer 2022

I’m going to date myself here.

When I was a sweet young thing, we didn’t worry about skin cancer. We blithely baked ourselves, tanning without fear of melanomas, covered in Coppertone tanning oil. If we were worried about sunburn, we might use a lotion with an SPF of 4 or 8. Maybe. Some of us just used baby oil.

My teens cannot believe this. They grew up being coated in SPF 50. They know the dangers of UVA and UVB. And my youthful tanning sessions have taken their toll on my skin.

One frequent question in the Tanglewood Moms Facebook group is, “What is your favorite sunscreen?” The members always have the best recommendations, so we gathered them here (after I went shopping!).

• Supergoop!
• Blue Lizard
• Badger
• Baby Bum
• Babo Botanicals
• Think Baby
• The Ordinary
• Neutrogena Sheer Zinc
• CeraVe
• Cetaphil
• COSRX
• EltaMD
• Neogen
• La Roche-Posay Anthelios
• Vanicream
• TIZO
• Sun Bum
• Trader Joe’s Spray
• Coppertone Pure & Simple
• Zinka
• Drunk Elephant Umbra
• Bliss Block Star

So grab your swimsuit, slather on one of these great suggestions, and enjoy summer! You skin will thank you.