OUR STORY
With a background in science, a childhood spent engulfed in nature and a family illness spotlighting harmful chemicals in everyday products, in 2019, Tandia Walsh created the natural mineral sunscreen brand MOTHER SPF.
Meet Mother
Growing up on the coastlines of Western Australia, Tandia inherited a passion for preserving the ocean from her parents, pearl farm owners outside of Broome. Summers spent fishing, crabbing, and camping led to a natural progression of studying science, majoring in Marine Biology.
In 2016, Tandia’s world shifted on its axis when her mother, who previously had Melanoma, was diagnosed with another bout of cancer. The news evoked a heightened urgency for organic food and natural skincare products. Tandia took it upon herself to ensure her mum specifically eliminated anything containing endocrine disrupting properties that could harm her newly sensitive skin. It was then, while trying to find safe and effective skincare, that she discovered how many SPF brands contain questionable ingredients that are not only harmful to the body, but to the environment.
Using her background in science, Tandia began her journey into creating an SPF that not only protected your skin against the sun but used safe sustainable ingredients that nourished the skin and didn’t compromise on aesthetics.
After four years of research, MOTHER SPF was launched in late 2019, with one product: an Australian-made mineral SPF that met the highest global SPF testing and manufacturing standards in the world.
MOTHER MISSION
MOTHER MISSION
MOTHER SPF is a clean mineral SPF and it is our mission to make a meaningful difference in the sun care industry.
We don't believe good sun protection should come at a compromise to your health or the environment and the best SPF is the one that you reach for every morning. That's why we wanted to create a 100% clean and eco-friendly SPF that doesn't compromise on the cosmetic appeal of a mainstream sunscreen. MOTHER now makes it easy to switch to a natural alternative. Keep your skin and the environment protected, with MOTHER SPF.
ALL NATURAL SOLUTION
ALL NATURAL SOLUTION
All MOTHER SPFs natural ingredients are sourced from known and trusted suppliers. MOTHER SPF only uses 9 ingredients because she believes less is more. Like the laid-back Australian babe, we all hate to love.
MOTHER SPF is formulated differently from your usual, run of the mill sunscreens – We use no water, while other sunscreens can contain up to 85% water. The absence of water means MOTHER SPF requires no preservatives, since microorganisms are unable to grow in a water-free environment (if you don’t know, now you know).
Bonus: They require none of the other synthetic compounds required when water is present - emulsifiers, stabilisers and thickeners. In short, when we made the decision to say CYA to water, we made room for pure ingredients - unrefined, and unchanged from their natural form.
MINIMAL AF
MINIMAL AF
We’re not here to do the planet dirty any more than the population already has, which is why MOTHER SPF’s packaging is minimal AF - the product, a protective recycled box and a compostable mailer bag is the only packaging that is needed to get the product from us to you.
Bonus Round: to limit our impact our tubes are made from 100% post-consumer plastics, filled using 100% solar power and we are certified carbon positive. We’ve also removed all the unnecessary stuff, so you can sleep well at night knowing that chemical UV absorbers preservatives, silicones, nano-particles, titanium oxide, animal derivatives, water, gluten, nut oils, fragrance or essential oils, animal testing, phthalates and parabens have absolutely not been used in any process of formulating MOTHER SPF.
Natural suncare that’s as light on your conscience as it is your skin.
NON GMO
Australian
made
certified carbon
neutral
Vegan
