How Mama Sol Created Sunscreens That Feel Like Self Care
Skincare Anarchy
Ekta et al.
4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Skin Anarchy, host Dr. Ekta sits down with Arielle Moody, founder of Mama Sol, to discuss how her pregnancy sparked a groundbreaking journey into safe and effective sun protection. With years of experience in beauty product development, Arielle created a line of 100% mineral sunscreens that prioritize safety, luxury, and performance—perfect for everyone from pregnant women to daily SPF devotees.
Arielle shares how her research during pregnancy revealed alarming gaps in sunscreen safety, particularly with chemicals like oxybenzone, a known endocrine disruptor. Determined to find a solution, she collaborated with top chemists over five years to create Mama Sol’s mineral-based formulas. These sunscreens offer broad-spectrum protection using zinc oxide, avoiding the potential risks and degradation of chemical filters.
Mama Sol tackles common sunscreen complaints with a silky texture that blends clear, leaving no white cast, and a silicone-free formula that works seamlessly under makeup. Infused with nourishing ingredients like Kakadu plum, tamanu oil, and green tea, Mama Sol’s sunscreens do more than protect—they enhance skin health. From antioxidant-packed body formulas to tinted lip oils with SPF 20, each product merges skincare with UV defense, streamlining routines without compromise.
Arielle also emphasizes the importance of daily sunscreen use, year-round, to prevent photoaging and UV damage. With elegant packaging and subtle lavender scent, Mama Sol transforms SPF into a self-care ritual that’s as enjoyable as it is essential.
Tune in to learn how Mama Sol is redefining sunscreen with safety, science, and indulgence at its core!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to Skin Anarchy. This is Dekda. I'm really excited to be introducing you guys to a new brand today that is really focused on safe sunscreen options. I know this is a very hot topic for many of us that are very particular about sunscreen and making sure that we're applying every day using the best options that are available. I'm very excited for this interview. So without further ado, |
| 0:21.8 | I want to introduce you guys to Ariel Moody, who is the founder of Mama Soul. Welcome, Ariel. I'm so |
| 0:26.3 | excited to host you. Thank you. I'm so excited to be here. Yeah, I'm really excited to learn about, |
| 0:31.7 | you know, what led to the creation of your brand because sunscreen is a very, very slippery slope, I feel like. You know, I think there's a lot of options definitely out there. |
| 0:40.1 | But when it comes to understanding what's safe, what's worth our dollars, you know what I |
| 0:46.0 | mean, what's worth coming back to, it can be really hard to, you know, kind of grasp for general |
| 0:50.7 | consumers, you know. |
| 0:52.6 | I'd love to learn about you and your career. |
| 0:55.0 | If you could walk us down memory lane and talk about what led to the founding of the brand. |
| 0:59.1 | I've been in the beauty industry for over 15 years. |
| 1:02.3 | I've worked for brands like Smashbox, Dr. Perricone, By Beauty. |
| 1:06.7 | And I was also head of product development and packaging for leading manufacturers. |
| 1:12.5 | And while I was working at these companies, I noticed that they really were more focused on |
| 1:19.4 | performance and not as much as on the ingredients. And I felt there had to be a way to prioritize both. |
| 1:26.4 | And so when I was five months pregnant with my first son, |
| 1:29.6 | I started researching ingredients to avoid when you're pregnant or nursing. And the list was just |
| 1:34.8 | so long. And sunscreen is just one of the most toxic categories out there. Because I had so much |
| 1:40.5 | experience and I had so many connections, I called a chemist up and I said, |
| 1:46.7 | I really want to make a clean 100% mineral sunscreen brand. And we got started and it was a |
| 1:55.4 | long journey, many, many ups and downs, but I wouldn't want to be in any other category because |
| 2:03.0 | sunscreen is so important. That's really interesting because that you brought up a pregnancy safe |
| 2:08.9 | because, you know, I think that especially during pregnancy, a lot of things come to light, |
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