Our Story So Far

Bondi Zinc Sunscreen is the brainchild of Daniel ‘Beardy’ McLaughlin and Michael ‘Mouse’ Jenkinson. The boys in blue who can be seen saving lives on TV's Bondi Rescue are on a mission to save your skin from frying under the stifling Aussie sun.

The Bondi Zinc story began in 2012 as the pair planned their annual surf trip to Indonesia. Zinc is the quintessential travel item for these keen surfers and while preparing for their upcoming adventure, Beardy was more than a little shocked by the price of the latest sun-care products on the market.

“My next day at work, there happened to be a couple of different types of zinc in the lifeguard tower so I read the backs – they almost all had the exact same ingredients as the one I’d bought for $50. I knew I wasn’t paying for the product, I was paying for the brand name.”

And that’s when they decided to come up with a better alternative. They wanted to introduce a mineral sunscreen to the market that contained a unique ‘invisible’ formula and provided broad protection, without the whitening effect associated with other zinc creams.

“We went to several laboratories. Most sunscreens cater for individual needs such as sensitive skin, for children, or for everyday use. We wanted our product to have it all. After countless hours spent working alongside the laboratories we finally developed the formula we were after, an all-in-one zinc sunscreen, and Bondi Zinc was born.”

Sleeping is a thing of the past for this duo, who both run the business alongside professional lifeguarding. With years of experience working on Australia’s busiest beach, they demand the very highest standards of sun protection and stand proudly behind their product.

A few years on from launching a successful range, they’ve recently introduced Taj Burrow to the team. Taj competed around the globe as a professional surfer for over 20 years. He lives and breathes beach culture; a family man who understands the importance of high-quality sun-care. His knowledge of the industry and professional drive has been instrumental in pushing Bondi Zinc to its full potential.