It's officially the end of summer. I know, it makes me sad as well. Of course just because the summer is over, doesn't mean you should stop wearing sunscreen. Sunscreen should be worn year round. Sorry for the plug, but you know I had to. Anyway, I hope you all got in some sunny travels this summer. We sure did at Block Island Organics. This summer Will and I got to attend the wedding of my college friend. It was a destination wedding in St. Martin, an island in the Caribbean. The wedding was amazing and the location beautiful. I also go to spend quality time reminiscing and bonding with my college friends, something we haven't all done together in about 10 years. [More]

We accepted I {heart} Rhody's ALS Ice Bucket challenge. Great charitable cause! Now we challenge everyone at Koru Eco Spa, The Mommyhood Chronicles, The New Modern Momma and the Block Island Tourism Council. [More]

We're ending the summer with a 20% off sale over Labor Day! That's right, every product - our sunscreens and sunburn relief gel - is 20% off now through September 2nd, 2014. Plus you don't need a promo code, the prices are already reflected on the site. Just add them to your cart and checkout. Or better yet, you can stack a code - like sunburn50 to get an additional 50% off the sunburn relief gel - on top of this sale. Happy Labor Day!!! [More]

17 miles of beaches, 17 miles on an island with a year round population just over 1,000 and a land area just under 10 square miles. That's a lot of beaches and one of the many things that makes Block Island so special. Plus you can find just about any kind of beach you like. Broad sandy beaches, rocky nooks and crannies, majestic bluffs, lonely stretches of sand or actives swaths with people, volleyball nets and plenty of waves. It's all there for you just 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island and all free. [More]

We are back with another great sale for the summer, save 20% storewide! You don't need a promo code, simply put the items in your cart as the sale price is already reflected on the site. [More]

Here at Block Island Organics we are passionate about smart, fun and safe suncare. As part of that we want to spread the word on sun safety to as many people as possible. It's an important topic and recently even the acting U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Boris D. Lushniak, got behind the cause and released "The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Skin Cancer". The document is a comprehensive 112 pages (don't worry, at the bottom of this article we have links to a few summaries) and as the title says a call to action for increased awareness, policies and research for preventing skin cancer. [More]

Spray sunscreens are popular these days. Just spray it on and go, right? Well not so fast says Consumer Reports. This advice actually echoes what other organizations and people like dermatologists, the Environmental Working Group and even the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say. It also dovetails with our article from a few weeks ago "What Sunscreens to Avoid: Sprays and Powders". [More]

Lululemon is not a company to shy away from provocative statements. Nevertheless, I was surprised when they made a pretty bold statement about sunscreen. On their shopping bags, one of their new manifestos reads "sunscreen absorbed into the skin might be worse for you than sunshine. get the right amount of sunshine". In addition to their bags, this statement is on their website manifesto page. [More]

We just updated our free shipping offer to orders over $50. Best of all, no promo code is needed so you can get free shipping on all retail orders over $50 while taking advantage of other sales. Check out our sunscreens and Sunburn Relief Gel to try out the offer. [More]

With the sale doing really well we decided to extended it indefinitely! Now get 50% off our Sunburn Relief Gel with any sunscreen purchase while supplies last. Just use the code SUNBURN50 at checkout to receive the discount. Note that it's not combinable with other codes and we reserve the right to cancel the offer at any time but at 50% off that's still quite the savings. [More]