Simply Soothing Rash Cream contains zinc oxide, and did you know that zinc oxide is also the broadest spectrum UVA and UVB absorber that is approved for use in sunscreen by the FDA? That means the rash cream you keep in your purse for diaper changes can also be used on noses and shoulders on those outings where sunscreen was the last thing on your mind.
How much protection will it give you?
The sunscreen recipe in the My Buttered Life: Summer Edition uses twice as much zinc oxide and has an SPF of 30, while the Simply Soothing Rash Cream uses half the amount of zinc oxide, so I’d safely give it around a 15 SPF.
By the way, what’s the difference between sunscreen and sunblock? According to this website, “because many sunscreens now are classified as “Broad-Spectrum” and contain a combination of chemical and physical properties, sunblock and sunscreen are interchangeable terms.”