Banana Boat Aloe Mist After Sun Spray review

We have had quite a few hot days here in Australia these past few weeks and the sun is really hot. I am a huge sunscreen user as I am really fair and my skin burns so quickly. I love using the Banana Boat range of sunscreens and a great product that I love is the Banana Boat Aloe Mist After Sun Spray.

This is a must have after sun spray to use if you have been sunburnt or have had a long day out in the heat and want to cool down your skin. The Aloe Vera is a great ingredient to use for healing the skin.

Banana Boat says: For refreshing after sun care. Banana Boat Aloe Mist After Sun Spray contains Aloe Vera which cools and soothes overexposed skin.
Its unique formulation conditions and moisturises the skin and gives you the refreshing after sun relief you need. Regular use will keep your skin soft and supple year round, ‘No-touch’ application, Available in 250mL pump spray bottle.

If you forget to put sunscreen on certain areas of your body like the chest, neck or arms and you have some sunburn or red skin from the sun, this is great to spray on those areas and it will cool your skin. It is easy to use just spray and leave it on, after a few seconds it is absorbed into the skin and gives you a refreshing feeling.

You can keep this in the fridge so when you use it, it is even cooler. It has a nice smell and you can use it on your face too! My husband and children use this too and they feel the difference it makes on the skin.

The Banana Boat Aloe Mist After Sun Spray comes in a 250ml bottle and retails for $7.95 from supermarkets or department stores. I highly recommend this to everyone, you will love it too!

How do you stay cool in the hot weather? What sunscreen do you use?

Sunsmart Posters- every household needs one!

As we all know it is crucial that we are all aware of the dangers that the sun can cause to our skin.

A constant reminder for us and our children is a must!

So SunSmart have unveiled their latest and greatest gizmo that allows families, schools and early childhood services to create their very own SunSmart poster.

This fantastic online resource allows you to make their very own colourful posters for free with you as the SunSmart star!

All you need is a printer and an image of your face to upload. Then all you need to do is follow the three simple steps below:

Step one: Check the SunSmart UV Alert for your area to see if you need to make a sun protection or vitamin D awareness poster.

Step two: Choose a scene, text, add your name and upload the image of your face.

Step three: Press print and get ready to display your personalised poster to all your family and friends! You can also save a copy on your computer.

There are sun protection, vitamin D and snow posters to choose from at sunsmart.com.au/createposter

This is fantastic for adults and children and lots of fun!

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What do you do to protect yourself from the sun?

Stubbies school wear sunsmart clothing range

The one most important piece of advice I give to my children is to protect their skin from the sun. The sun can be so harmful it is extremely important especially for children who are playing outside to be wearing sunscreen on at all times. We all know that sun exposure is a significant contributor to the lifetime risk of skin cancer.

When I was contacted to review the Stubbies schoolwear sun smart clothing line I was very excited and impressed. Stubbies school wear is a full range of light weight school uniform items with 50+ UPF. The range are made with tighter woven material to block out about 97 per cent of the ultraviolet radiation that causes sunburn. All products have been tested to comply with Cancer Council Australia’s SunSmart standards.

 I was sent a Stubbies school wear polo shirt. The shirt has a button front, revere collar, under arm vents and curved hem with side splits. My son tried it on and he really liked the way it felt on him. He loved that it was so comfortable and loose fitting.

 

I am so happy that Stubbies have introduced the sun smart range. I constantly worry about my son playing outside at school between 10am to 3pm, because harmful UV rays can pass through woven fabrics and reach a child's skin. 

 

With the Stubbies school wear sun smart range I know he will be protected due to the tightly woven fabrics such as polyester, cotton and microfiber and the 50+ UPF provides excellent protection blocking at least 97% of the sun's UV, which makes the Stubbies school wear the safest and best way to go when choosing school wear.  Of course he will still need sunscreen whereever his skin is exposed.

There are colours that will suit all Victorian schools. Its definitely worth a look to see for yourself the Stubbies school wear sun smart range at http://www.stubbieschoolwear.com.au/.