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Meet Rory Sutherland — exercise physiologist, performance coach, and Catalina Classic finisher. The Catalina Classic is 32 miles of open Pacific Ocean paddled entirely with your arms, and on August...

Think a higher SPF always means dramatically better protection? Learn what SPF actually measures, how sunscreen is tested, and why broad-spectrum protection and proper application matter more than chasing the...

Meet Ivette Fullerton, founder of Cualli Co. and the newest member of the MUD in the MOMENT series. She moved to Honolulu to write a novel and ended up building...

If Sunscreen Works, Why Do You Still Tan? You've applied sunscreen, spent the day outside, and somehow still came home with a tan. So what gives? Doesn't sunscreen block the...

August 12th marks World Elephant Day! But what is this holiday about and why do we care?

Meet Zoe Benedetto, Professional Surfer & Italian Olympic Team Member and our newest member of the MUD in the MOMENT series. Representing Italy on the international stage and having LA...

Elephants don’t wear sunscreen—but they do have a pretty muddy solution. 🐘☀️ Discover how elephants use mud to protect their surprisingly sensitive skin from the sun, and how nature’s original...

The FDA just approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in over 20 years. It's called Bemotrizinol. Here's what the science says—and why SUNMUD is still team non-nano...

Meet Pat Accomando, Copper Kings 100 finisher and the newest member of the MUD in the MOMENT series. 100 miles. Nearly 14,000 feet of vertical gain. A 40-hour cutoff. One...

What is clear zinc and why if your mineral sunscreen goes on completely clear you might want to think twice?

Before you slather on another sunscreen that claims to protect your skin, here are a few scary sunscreen facts that’ll make you rethink what’s really hiding in that bottle.

At SUNMUD, we believe in full transparency—so we’re exposing some of the most common “icky” ingredients found in so-called “natural” sunscreens and explaining why we’ll never use them.