sunscreen

Top 5 Dad and Kid Activities for Father’s Day

Father’s Day is this weekend and it’s time to start thinking of what special things to do with dad on Sunday! Do you already have your ideas planned out for this weekend? I’m still in limbo of what to do because my husband is working on Sunday but has Saturday off, so we will most likely celebrate the occasion early. I’m excited for this year because I feel like my two-year old will get to be a lot more hands on with daddy then he was last year! So if you’re still in a jumble about what to do this […]

Leave a comment

Natural Sunscreen with Zinc Oxide

There are only two things about summer I really can’t stand – sunburns and the smell of sunscreen. But as a fair-skinned maven, both are pretty much always on the menu. Nevertheless, I always deal with the smell because at least I’ll get used to it after a while; now a burn on the other hand never feels good! Coconut oil has been used a sunscreen for generations in the South Pacific, and there’s some belief it holds anywhere from an SPF 4 to SPF 10. While this may be enough for some lucky people possessing way more melanin than […]

2 Comments

Don’t Fry Day

3.5 MILLION cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States, according to The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention. Just take a moment and think of that number – that HUGE number. Since I’m a very fair-skinned person, sunblock is always in my beach bag. But that’s not the only way to protect yourself from the harmful UV rays. In honor of Don’t Fry Day, I’m sharing the five best ways to enjoy the sun without the burn! Slather on the Sunscreen – I said it wasn’t the ONLY thing, but it is the most important […]

Leave a comment