DIY Simple Steps to Make Sunscreen For All Skin Types

By Vanshika Gaur
29 Apr 2025, 11:00 IST

Sunscreen helps protect our skin from the harmful UV rays of the Sun. However, store-bought options might not suit everyone. Here is a recipe to make sunscreen at home with natural ingredients, suitable for all skin types. Tap to know more!

Ingredients

Take one-fourth cup coconut oil for sensitive or dry skin, or jojoba/grapeseed oil for oily and acne prone skin, and two or more teaspoons of powdered zinc oxide.

What Else Do You Need?

One-fourth cup of pure aloe vera gel, 25% of walnut extract oil for scent, beeswax, and one cup shea butter.

Add

Take a medium saucepan, add all the ingredients in it except aloe vera gel and zinc oxide.

Heat

After adding all the ingredients in the saucepan, heat them on a medium flame and let shea butter and oils melt together properly.

Cool

Once all the ingredients are melted and mixed together completely, let it cool for a few minutes. Once cooled, stir in the aloe vera gel.

Zinc Oxide

After adding the aloe vera gel, let the mixture cool completely. Once cooled, mix zinc oxide properly and add beeswax for sticky consistency.

Store

You can store this homemade sunscreen in a glass jar and keep it in a cool, dry place when not in use.

Information Credits

This information is sourced from a trusted health website, Healthline. It is advisable to do a patch test before applying anything to your skin.