3rd Rock Nerd Nook
Deep-dive science articles for the curious minds
FDA Facts on CGMP
A lot of the time, we don't know what we're really buying. Here's something you should look for in all of your health & beauty products.
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3rd Rock Sunblock Checks All the Boxes
The 3rd Rock (Earth) is going through some changes. One of the changes that stands out is the increasing rate of coral bleaching and coral reef death. Much of this is due to chemicals added to the water from swimmers, divers, those snorkeling, or others just floating. When your skin touches the water, many of the hundreds of chemicals in personal care products, cosmetics, and sunscreens a person has applied wash off into the water. It is unfortunate that sunscreen products, used to keep you at the beach and in the water, are not only made with harmful chemical ingredients, but products that degrade into even more harmful chemicals. (Remember the benzene?) Because of their beauty and unique, plentiful ocean-life, coral reefs attract people that swim slowly over the reef to gaze in awe.... while depositing harmful chemicals over them. Add in other types of pollution, and the reefs greatly suffer. Surfrider Foundation came out with a great article in May about what to look for in sunscreens that actually work, that are healthy for your body, and that are good for ocean life. 3rd Rock Essentials Sunscreen checks ALL of these boxes! We are more than reef safe... WE FEED THE REEF! 3rd Rock Sunblock is approved for use on any beach in any part of the world. Click HERE to read the article.
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Why Magnesium Citrate?
Have you tried Hangover Block & Liver Cleanse? There is a lot of herbal power packed into that little bottle. We also include our chelated silver oxide and Magnesium citrate. Here's an interesting research paper* that explains why we use Magnesium Citrate in our Liver Cleanse. Findings support that higher intakes of magnesium are associated with a reduced risk of mortality due to liver disease -- particularly among alcohol drinkers and those with hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease). To read the entire study, click the link below. *Wu, L., Zhu, X., Fan, L. et al. Magnesium intake and mortality due to liver diseases: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Cohort. Sci Rep 7, 17913 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18076-5
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Is the US Promoting Antiquated Sunscreen Science?
We at 3rd Rock love to be outside, at the beach, on the trails, surfing, hiking, riding, swimming, climbing. To keep being able to do this without fear of the sun, 3rd Rock worked all the science we could call on and figured out how to make our Zinc Oxide active ingredient the real deal!
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