As an equine veterinarian, Ben (Bentley J.Blue, DVM,MS) had created a salve made from combining certain synthetic chemicals to aid in healing dermatitis issues that had been difficult to control such as scratches (scratches + fungus + bacteria). Ben’s mixture became his personal preferred dermatitis treatment.
Sometime in 2007, Ben and I met with friends who were using the Aacai berry as a skin treatment. Ben, in his curious fashion told me, “Aacai berry? That’s interesting.” A few days later he printed out a list of ingredients with percentages and a jar filled with some kind of gel-like mixture. Ben said, “Okay, this is it – I transferred my ointment from a synthetic chemical base to an all natural one and I did not use water!”
Sun Putty is free from synthetic ingredients and does not contain water, alcohol or petrolatum!
“Without water my formula will aid in speeding up the healing time, which means it will cut down on the amount of money needed to continue treating the skin area”, he thought. Ben received a great response from his clients, who had been using the salve on their horses’ affected skin areas. At the rate of which the areas improved, and after seeing the results, Ben felt even better about using natural ingredients.
The serendipity came when our middle daughter, a water polo player, started breaking out with blemishes and dry, flaky skin from the endless hours she spent practicing in the pool. Ben gave her a jar of his salve and told her to try it. A few days went by and her face had significantly improved! Ben looked at me and said, “I think we have something!”
This was our turning point toward creating “Sun Putty”. As a family we spent a lot of money on skin care including sunscreen. Ben was outside all day in the California sun. Personally, I had a pregnancy mask (hormonal hyper pigmentation) that was growing at a rapid pace, and I was becoming so self conscious about it that I was using one product after another trying desperately to reduce the discoloration of my skin. On top of my own issues, my three teenage daughters were spending their fair share on every type of skin treatment for blemishes.
After Ben and I saw how my daughter cleared up her blemishes with Sun Putty, we all jumped on the band wagon! We went from using just about every imaginable type of skin screen product to using just one jar of Sun Putty. The name “Sun Putty” came from the clay-like appearance it mimics after it cools in the fridge. Thus the name, “Sun Putty”!
Before Sun Putty came into being, Ben had asked me if I would be willing to research the manufacturing process, and I agreed. However, I’m lucky not to have the power to see into the future, because if I could have seen this undertaking, I would have probably not taken on this arduous task.
Now, three years since the inception of Sun Putty we have built up a tremendous commitment from members of our growing team: Michael Creamer, Mary Vasquez, Gigi Belikoff, Jennifer Blue, and Beckie Boyden.
In January, Ben submitted Sun Putty to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a Washington DC nonprofit organization that reviews and critiques the effectiveness, non toxicity, and stability of sunscreens. Sun Putty rated excellent! Written by Danielle Dronet (Sun Putty Co-Owner)
Get 10% off Sun Putty when you buy it at Turtle Shell Health
100% Natural Sun Protection and Skin Nourishment (SPF 30); concentrated 1 oz. jar = $23 
100% Natural Sun Protection and Skin Nourishment (SPF 30); concentrated 2 oz. jar = $41
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:09 pm
It seems very pricey. Good luck with your sales.