Beach Trading Blog

With all the talk about oil going on these days, we’d thought we’d expand your knowledge of just how much oil we use for things you might not necessarily associate with oil consumption… today it’s bottled water:

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The Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF) was organized to promote education, awareness of genetic diseases and to increase research for genetic disorders.  They strive to provide a direct and immediate option for children with genetic disorders an enjoyable and healthy way of life through natural treatments.
This group of Hawaiian pro surfers is reaching out to help [...]

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This week our Beach Trading staff took a vote and decided the weekly sale would be on one of their favorite products: Mexitan Sunscreens.
Our customer rave about these sunblocks and now you can too!
Derived from a secret formula discovered on the sunny beaches of Acapulco, Mexitan was one of the first lines [...]

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The Environmental Working Group, (EWG), just published their new review of 482 beach and sport sunscreens and found that 3 out of 5 sunscreens offer inadequate protection from the sun or contain ingredients with significant safety concerns.
They found fewer than 100 products that offer good sun protection along with ingredients that present minimal health risks [...]

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We’re happy to announce the addition of a brand new product line to our store: Mexitan sunscreen, which was derived from a secret tanning formula used by the locals at Acapulco beaches and brought back to the US to be perfected and manufactured.
We’ve scoured the globe for a natural biodegradable sunscreen and we found it [...]

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Here’s a great article we previously published but have gotten requests to re-post so here it is:
In this article we’ll discuss tips for protecting you and your family from the destructive UV rays of the sun and the damage they can cause.
The harmful effects of the sun are cumulative and burning the skin [...]

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According to a recent story in the Long Breach Press Telegram, dermatologists are changing their tune, (just a little), about sun exposure.
Apparently recent research has shown that vitamin D may be a greater factor in preventing cancer and in building strong bones than previously thought. And the best way to naturally get vitamin D is [...]

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We here at Beach Trading love all things ocean – and that includes eating fish!!
We also care about the environment, (including our own internal one), and so when we got this notice about the labeling of organic fish we thought we’d pass it along as it’s something we care about.
Next week, the National Organics Standards [...]

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OK ladies – we know you like to be pampered once in awhile but in this day of trying to be environmentally correct it can be tough.
Well, we found some great recipes for eco-friendly beauty treatments that you’re going to love!
Click here to find some wonderful, and green, treatments you can do at home like: [...]

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Most sunscreens block out at least some UVB radiation, but many don’t screen UVA rays at all, which makes things risky for your skin. According to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG), most commercially available sunscreens are made with ingredients that have less-than stellar safety records. These sunscreens are also said to provide inadequate protection [...]

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