Kokua Sun Care Hawaiian Reef Safe SPF 30 | Zinc Oxide | Tinted Mineral for Face & Body | Sun Protection | Water Resistant | Chemical Free | Natural Ingredients

Love this sunscreen. Originally purchased it for a trip to Hawaii due to the state regulations surrounding the kind of sunscreen that can be worn in the ocean. Not all "reef-safe" sunscreens meet the requirements there. I continue to purchase it though because of how well it works, even under my foundation. I really like using it as a base and knowing my skin is well protected. It offers a dewy finish and feels moisturizing unlike other mineral sunscreens I've tried. There's also very minimal if any white cast. I occasionally see a little on my necklace lines but just rub it in a bit more and that goes away. I've added this to my subscribe and save orders because I like it and use it so much.

I bought this for a trip to Maui and it immediately became my favorite sunscreen! I love the smell! It goes on almost clear! It doesn't cause eye burning! It's extremely easy to apply. I'm able to apply it 3 or 4 times in a day without product build up. Currently, I wear this everyday even indoors. My skin has become softer since using this. I love that it's a physical sunscreen. Since it's using Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, it offers a wide range of UVA protection. It is considered healthier being Non-Nano where the ingredient wouldn't penetrate your skin. With other brands, typically this kind of sunscreen would leave more of a white cast than it currently does. It's recommended to look for around 20% Zinc Oxide for proper protection. This offers 25% which offers very high UVA protection - highest % allowed by FDA. There wouldn't be another product with a higher % of Zinc Oxide in the US market. When I've looked at other products, most have a lower % than this product. Very happy with this. I've bought multiple time now and plan to keep purchasing.

I bought this sunscreen for a trip to Hawaii since it is reef safe. It’s expensive, but a little goes a long way. I bought two tubes of sunscreen for our family of four for a week at the beach. We mostly used it on our faces. My son has very sensitive skin, and most sunscreens cause him to breakout. We have been using Badger sunscreen for a few years, but after trying the Kokua sunscreen, my kids both declared that it was their new favorite sunscreen. It rubs in easily with no white cast, no oily residue and no breakouts or rashes. (Hint: use a tiny dab and rub it in all the way. If you use too much, it does leave a little white cast. On the plus side, I could tell if my kids missed any spots on their faces after applying it.) I highly recommend purchasing this sunscreen! It’s good for your skin and for the environment! It’s also easy to apply makeup over it. So if you are reading this review, stop reading and buy it! You’ll be glad you did! I also bought a konjac sponge to remove the sunscreen at the end of the day. The konjac sponges make it super easy to remove. I love, love, love this sunscreen!

This product worked well for our annual trip to Kauai. Definitely needed a larger size or taking multiple on the plane. Did require quite a bit for full body coverage, but I was so glad to find a good, reef-safe option. My husband is pretty fair-skinned and did get burnt a couple of times, but we did not apply it as often as recommended. So, I recommend following the instructions to avoid burns. Nice scent, very thick, but spreads and blends in nicely. The tinting was not an issue for us, even with a fair-skinner user.

I’ve tried a lot of brands of mineral and chemical sunscreen. This one by far is the most friendly on my acne-prone skin, the most tough against saltwater, and the most hydrating. It goes on thick but it does not struggle to spread nicely like you think it would. The white cast is there but completely tolerable. I originally purchased it for a trip to Maui where I wanted to be cautious of the sensitive reef and aquatic life. I surfed for nearly 3 hours and it kept me perfectly protected as opposed to most other sunscreens which I find immediately wash off. Overall I highly recommend this. Only downside is that it can be hard to wash off!

I bought this for a trip to the Caribbean during the island's "hottest season." Did a LOT of research to find a truly REEF SAFE (not just reef friendly) product. I really wasn't sure from the listing about this tinted version, but I was convinced to try it by other reviews. So glad I did. It held up in the extreme heat for hours and hours. I rarely needed to reapply, and I was out in the sun and water and sand nonstop. Plus, I never once had a sunburn, and I am very fair. Not even a hint. Held up well to the ocean water, and plenty of sweat, too. In fact, I like it so much, it's become my daily sunscreen/foundation and it works just as well in the brutal cold of a Northern winter. It does go on a bit thick, so spread slowly and evenly. Also, it's a bit shiny, at first, but do NOT be tempted to put powder on top: you will end up with product pilling. Give the product a little time, and it does dry down to a less shiny finish. And lasts and lasts. Some reviewers found the scent off-putting. I'm very sensitive to scent, and I did not at all. But, just be aware that could be a "thing." Finally, I just LOVE that this is a small company, making truly pure products in a sustainable way. So happy to support them!

Great sunscreen! Used this and the 50 in Aruba last week. Goes on nicely and since it’s tinted, you don’t see the whitish cast. No breakouts and works awesome. Used it on my face all week snorkeling and sunning. Didn’t finish one bottle for two of us. I didn’t need to reapply. But I do wear a hat. But the hat did get a little brownish on the band. Came out in the wash just adding some extra detergent to the band area. Smell is pleasant and plain, nothing weird. It’s worth the price to know it works and doesn’t destroy the corals and fish habitat that I enjoy snorkeling around. I also will be using this on my beach days to the Jersey shore because it doesn’t give my face the whitish cast or breakouts and we only have one ocean so I think it’s our job to safeguard it. Tested on humans not animals, yay!

I usually wear a regular spf30 sunscreen back home, but I'm currently deployed in the Middle East, so I wanted to try out a zinc sunscreen for once. And walking around in the 120F desert just means I need a good, spf50, sweat-resistant sport sunscreen as opposed to a regular face sunscreen that easily melts off and stings my eyes. What I like about this sunscreen is that I dont feel that burning feeling when I walk out into the sun with regular chemical sunscreens you find in the regular superstores, and it has a very natural kinda nutty smell. No perfume flowery coconut smells. It also really holds up fairly well on particularly extreme heat days where my face is dripping with sweat. I find that it doesn't spread very easily like your regular water-based lotion, but I figured that's just the nature of a zinc-based sunscreen. It's a little difficult putting it on your face though as there is a bit of tugging involved to try and apply it everywhere. IF YOU ARE LIGHT TAN (like a Fenty 320 or like an NC35), REMEMBER THAT LESS IS MORE. The white cast on my face was pretty noticeable when I first tried applying this sunscreen like a regular lotion. After a little trial and error I figured out less really is more, and even though the white cast is there initially, it goes away after a while as opposed to when i first started using it. It also feels like this sunscreen kind of saps away the moisture in my face cause at the end of the day after applying this regularly every 2-ish hours, my face starts feeling tight in a few places. The bottle is also a bit smaller than you'd think. Anyway, I'm gonna assume as a regular beach-use sunscreen, it's pretty good! It does feel pretty water resistant, and my skin does feel protected from the sun. But for my specific uses in the desert, I don't think it quite works out for me.