Vivesana » Sports, the Outdoors & Skin

Montauk and Vivesana? A very good match.

Dan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:51:07 +0000

Style Bomb knows what to wear to the beach, and not just when it comes to suits and flip flops. Don’t forget to check out Vivesana at White’s in East Hampton on your way out…

No More Dirty Looks – A Review to Read Carefully

Dan — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:33:15 +0000

There are lots of “experts” There are a precious few skin care mavens out there who really know what they’re talking about when it comes to skin safety and beauty. No More Dirty Looks is undoubtedly one of them. We’re as proud of their review as any…

A Little Love from Marie Claire

Dan — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:26:17 +0000

Thanks to Marie Claire for recognizing you don’t always have to give up look and feel with a natural sunscreen. Live Healthy!

LA Examiner: “Vivesana Sunscreens – Why They Just Might be the Best”

Dan — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:21:46 +0000

It’s always nice to find ourselves in the glossy pages of a major publication, like, say, this month’s Marie Claire (see above). Of course, all that takes is some good p.r. work. It can be more gratifying to get a more substantive review. Check out last night’s LA Examiner, which suggested Vivesana sunscreens are “if not the best, one of the best sunscreens” the beauty editor, April Aldana, has ever tried. Yes, we’re blushing.

Keep ‘em Coming: another thumbs up from Daily Candy

Dan — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:11:34 +0000

Here we are on another list. Next one to come…Check out the July Marie Claire. Live Healthy!

An SPF Rockstar in Suncare? Fashion Magazine Makes us Blush

Dan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:01:45 +0000

Mineral sunscreens: The new SPF rockstars Suncare – fashionmagazine.com

Photography by Carlo Mendoza

Well + Good, well, loves Vivesana!

Dan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:47:21 +0000

Well + Good

The smiling reviews keep coming. We don’t know what to say…we’re just happy everyone’s happy! By the way, sunscreen number three is on its way. We’re very happy with it! We’ll keep you posted…

Form and Function – Vivesana’s Two Newest Partners

Dan — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:44:03 +0000

What do the Studio and the Takoma Park Co-op have in common? They don’t share a style or a coast, but they do share an overarching, all-consuming drive to carry the best quality products they can find. As it happens, they also began carrying Vivesana yesterday afternoon. We’re thrilled to be working with both of them, and love what the variety of approach says about Vivesana – stores from across the spectrum meet when it comes to strong, safe, stylish and effective sun care. Hurray!

Haiti Relief Effort

Dan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:27:18 +0000

We encourage all to give what they can to help. For our part, Vivesana will donate at least 50% of online sales to Haiti relief via Doctors without Borders from January 14-20.

Pick your poison…or don’t: the case for synthetic-free sunscreen

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:21:01 +0000

Skin care is tough.
The first priority has to be protecting against UV radiation. But more so than in other areas of skin care, that function comes with a cost. The overwhelming majority of sunscreens on the market have synthetics that raise concern (and that goes double for mothers and babies), and use a new, unlabeled and understudied technology.
What are the synthetics and what do they do? A bunch of them, like Benzophenone, Homosalate, and Octyl-methocycinnamate (aka Occinate) are endocrine disrupters. Broadly, that means they affect the normal flow of hormones from glands; in this case, those synthetics have been shown to have estrogenic effect and to bio-accumulate. Bio-accumulation, which means a given material sticks in the body, accumulating over time, is particularly worrisome for babies and children.

Sunscreens also frequently use nanotechnology, an approach that allows particles to permeate the skin barrier and enter the bloodstream. It’s an area we know little about.

Finally, like most skin care products, most sunscreen are full of any number of synthetic preservatives, like parabens, and other “inactive” chemicals, like phthalates. And of course, many are packaged in materials that leach BPA.

Sana, in case you haven’t noticed, has none of those chemicals, doesn’t employ nanotechnology, and provides the best protection on the market. It doesn’t have to be a give and take…