When I was a kid, my Mum would lay out in the sun for hours, baking herself until she reached her favourite tone of bronze.
There was a bottle of sunscreen in the cupboard for us kids, but I’m pretty sure it remained full for my entire childhood. I recall the smell of Coppertone, but for the life of me, I don’t remember EVER using it.
A sunburn was always considered “the base” of our summer tan, so we just went out, got a burn and once it had turned brown, we were good to go for the rest of the Summer.
Flash forward a million years and two kids of my own added to the world, I wouldn’t dare go out in the sun without sunscreen now!
The most important thing that I’ve put on my skin this season, is sunscreen. With so much being talked about in the news on the increase of skin Cancer, especially in the younger generation, I definitely slather the good stuff on myself, and most importantly, my kiddos. I’ve even started using a moisturizer with sunscreen on my face. Something I’ve never done in the past because I wore makeup daily that contained an SPF in it. Now that I’m a stay-at-home-Mom with little or no time to get myself ready in the morning, and let’s face it, who really wants to wear makeup when it’s hot and muggy out, only to have it melt part way through your day, a moisturizer with a built in sunscreen is all I need now.
Cloud Vitamin Cream is more than a sunscreen, it is a SUPER CREAM in my eyes! It contains Retinyl Palmitate, a form of Vitamin A found naturally and in high concentrations in the epidermus of your skin. Created by the award-winning UBC dermatologist Dr. Gordon Telford, Cloud is the first consumer sunscreen to block out the full spectrum of the suns rays, whereas conventional sunscreens only protect from 7% of rays.
Studies suggest that it could possibly reverse sun induced aging, smooth the surface of your skin within weeks, permanently reduce sun induced brown spots, stimulate collagen growth to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and tighten loose skin. Once absorbed, it is virtually waterproof and and it’s powerful sun protecting effects last up to 17 days.
Cloud Vitamin Cream is safe to use on children because it contains no preservatives, fragrances or parabens.
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We only remember sunscreen about half the time. I forget sometimes that walking around town, outside, is a sunscreen occasion too, not just the beach!
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Sounds like a great product!
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Historically I haven’t but I’m trying to break that habit because my uncle died of skin cancer and I know how important it is! (Suzi)
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If wer are going to be out for more than 1/2 an hour, I try to remember, but I’m not great at remembering. It’s tough sometimes b/c you are supposed to get vitamin D, but not be in the sun too much.
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I try to remember to wear sunscreen every day but I forget sometimes.
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I use sunscreen on my face daily 365 days a year, and I use sunscreen on the rest of my body when exposed in the sun – mostly spring & summer + vacations. Same for my kids.
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I am a huge sunscreen user. I put it on even when it is cloudy!
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Of course I do!
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I use sunscreen on my kids if they will be out for awhile in the sun. I use it on myself for beach days or really hot and sunny days
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with the state of our environment right now, sunscreen is a must. great one!
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We use sunscreen if we are going to be outside for more than 15 minutes. Still need to get our vitamin D quota in.
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