Wear Sunscreen

Wear Sunscreen

Summer is finally here (at this exact moment, outside my window it is a downpour and the water running down the streets reminds me of living up in V.C. and watching the water rush down the streets and gulch)!  Thursday the 20^th is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year and one tip I’d like to start out summer with is wear sunscreen!

When I was younger I would skip the sunscreen, after that initial burn the skin turns that perfect brown.  But the reality is that too much sun damages the skin.  In order to keep the body looking youthful, it is necessary to protect yourself.  Sun burn is hard on the skin and after healing what you will be left with is scarred to some degree.  With the kiddos, I am chasing the older kids around the yard with the spray sunscreen and then just always trying to keep the six month old in the shade (away from mosquitoes! ha!)

I know it does get expensive.  When I started to stock up on sunscreen for the summer, I found myself using $1.00 off coupons on $8.00 a bottle or higher products.  It seems that end-caps and 2-pack offers are the best deal for purchasing frugally.  As the Summer speeds by, the price of sunscreen should drop.  I think you could stock up at the end of this summer to save for next year, and for those warm winter days we get. 

I keep sunscreen by the door, in the car and with the stroller.  I would do anything to save my kids from hurt, so even though they wiggle and complain, I spray them down and wipe sunscreen on their faces (carefully attempting to keep it out of their eyes and mouth).  Anything less than 15 SPF is worthless in terms of protection.  There are natural make-up products that contain minerals that provide protection. 

And you can search the web for DIY sunscreens that are made out of oils, beeswax and zinc oxide.  Putting sunscreen on tattoos preserves your ink.  Take the time to protect your skin.  Thanks for reading, and share at www.sustainablysadie.blogspot.com.

Twin Bits

The next TBCA meeting will be at Noon at the Ruby Valley National Bank in Twin, Wednesday June 26.

Twin Bridges Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9 am to Noon, Twin Bridges Main Street Park. 

Sheridan Farmers’ Market begins Thursday June 6^th, 4 pm to 6 pm at Sheridan’s Main Street Park. 

Floating Flotillas and Fish Fantasies will be Saturday July 27 at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Twin Bridges.