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Are your products waterproof?Updated a year ago

No sunscreen is truly waterproof, and that is why the FDA only allows three claims for water resistance. These are: 

  • No claim – not water resistant
  • Water Resistant 40 minutes
  • Water Resistant 80 Minutes

If your sunscreen does not say either Water Resistant 40 Minutes or 80 Minutes, you should assume that it is not water resistant.

Several Brush On Block products are Water Resistant 80 Minutes. These products should be reapplied after 80 minutes of swimming and/or sweating, but need to be reapplied immediately if you towel off your skin. These products are:

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