Freaks of Nature created an electrolyte to protect you from the sun’s intensity

Anyone training hard already knows that water alone isn’t enough. Electrolytes fill that gap by replenishing the minerals your body loses through sweat, helping with everything from muscle cramps to energy and recovery. But most formulas stop there.

Freaks of Nature’s Skin Support Electrolyte is a zero-sugar daily powder that layers UV-defense and skin barrier ingredients into a standard electrolyte formula. One of the first products we’ve seen that treats skin as part of the hydration equation, and here’s how.

What’s in Freaks of Nature Electrolytes

The base is a standard mineral blend including sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium (sourced from Pink Himalayan Salt) and bioavailable forms like magnesium malate and calcium citrate. What differentiates the formula is a secondary stack of ingredients focused on skin and gut health, including hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, red orange extract, polypodium leucotomos leaf extract, astaxanthin, and prebiotic fiber. The formula also includes niacinamide, zinc, and ginger root extract.

Freaks of Nature Skin Support Electrolytes.

Several of these ingredients have been studied independently for skin-related benefits:

• Polypodium leucotomos extract has been studied for its ability to increase UV tolerance and reduce the intensity of UVB-induced sunburn.
• Red orange extract and astaxanthin are antioxidants with research supporting their role in neutralizing free radicals triggered by UV exposure.
• Hyaluronic acid is associated with skin hydration and barrier function
• Prebiotic fiber feeds beneficial gut bacteria, relevant given emerging research on the gut-skin connection.

“Skin Support Electrolyte was built for what actually happens to your body when you train: sun, sweat, heat, and the slow breakdown that standard hydration was never designed to address,” says Rachel De Vera, head of product development at Freaks of Nature. “Every ingredient has a job and your skin gets the payoff.”

The UV-related ingredients in this formula are studied as complementary internal support, not topical protection or a replacement to sunscreen. But as an addition to an existing sun care routine, the research is interesting. It’s a notable shift from the typical electrolyte formula, which rarely considers what’s happening to your skin while you’re out in the sun training.

The brand describes the flavor as tangy passionfruit with Hawaiian ocean salt, and early reviews say it’s neither too sweet nor too tangy.

Where to buy

Skin Support Electrolyte is available now at freaksofnature.com. A 30-pack retails for $55 one-time; subscribe for $46.75 (30-pack) or $23.80 (12-pack) and receive a complimentary flask.