8 WAYS OF PROTECTING THE OCEAN WHILE TRAVELLING The ocean isn’t just important, but also beautiful and fascinating. This is something us travellers and backpackers know very well! So, how can we do our part to protect the ocean while travelling? Here are a few tips to travel more sustainably and safeguard it: PICK THE RIGHT SUNSCREEN
Not all sunscreens are the same and some of them contain certain ingredients, like oxybenzone and octinoxate, that are highly toxic for marine wildlife and environment. They have been proven to cause also significant damage to coral reefs, so much that some country, like Hawaii, want to impose a ban on them. So how do you choose an ecofriendly sunscreen? You can do some research online or check the ingredients of your sunscreen: avoid the ones that contain ingredients such as oxybenzone, octinoxate, octocrylene, and similar, and opt for reeffriendly ingredients like non-nano zinc oxide and non-nano titanium dioxide. As more and more awareness has been raised about this issue, a few brands will actually write “reef-friendly” on their products, however, do not trust them and always check the ingredients yourself.