Safe Alternatives for Baby and Child

Having an organic and chemical free sunscreen on hand, even in the fall and winter is important if you enjoy the outdoors like we do.

UVA and UVB sunrays travel directly to the earth, regardless of the weather.  We absorb these rays, but our babies absorb them much faster because their skin is so thin and sensitive.  Things like sand and snow actually reflect these dangerous rays too.  Reflective rays are powerful, and snow can reflect dangerous sun rays up to 88%!

Protecting our babies from reflective rays is best done with a safe, chemical free sunscreen! Read the rest of this entry »

It is absolutely essential your baby or child is kept safe in the sun, and Sharksuit makes it easy and fun.

Depending on where you live, shopping for sun protective clothing NOW may seem a little late in the season. But, if you time it right, you can actually save serious money on spf clothing that will, FOR SURE, be useful next summer. And the timing is NOW!

The investment of buying ahead isn’t the only saving! I’ve saved so much money on sunblock since we’ve gotten our fun Sharksuits too. And I know you can relate, applying clothing to a toddler is MUCH EASIER than applying sunscreen!!! Read the rest of this entry »

Isn’t it so amazing? A baby’s skin is so soft and flawless.

Sometimes I have a little freak-out moment when I see our faces side-by-side in the mirror. Wow, my skin just isn’t as new as it use to be! I can live with that though, as long as I can enjoy the soft, smooth milky-white skin of my baby girls for years to come.

So, in an effort to keep her skin safe and beautiful I use chemical-free sunblock on her every time we go outside to play. The sun is out in full force here in Southern California. Not only that, but the radiation from the sun is in full spectrum too. Read the rest of this entry »

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This summer we are going to be living a block from the beach! Yahoo! What more could you ask for? A PERFECT SUN TENT!

So in our quest for the perfect sun tent, this is what we were looking for (and found), in the Family Play Shade by the Pop Up Co. available at Sungrubbies.com

1. Easy to carry down to the beach. This shade comes in a great, round, lightweight bag that you can easily throw over your shoulder. It weighs less than 5 pounds!

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We went to visit grandpa last weekend and he was amazed when his grand baby pointed to his bald head, and then up onto the wall where his hat was hanging, to tell him to put on his hat.

My baby girl really has a knack for that actually. At 21 months she makes sure we all have our hats on before we go outside. It’s a good thing too, since it is already hot and sunny here in Southern California.

“If you can catch them when they are young, you can greatly reduce the sun damage that happens over time,” says Marta Phillips from Sun Grubbies. Read the rest of this entry »

What we absolutely love about JULBO looping sunglasses is that you can put them on upside down, there is no right or wrong way up! Is that the coolest invention in sunglasses for babies and children or what?! But, our reasons why these JULBO Looping shades are a SafBaby favorite only begins there…. Read the rest of this entry »

In another life, before I was a mom, I was a zipline guide in Kauai. This is when I started to learn that sunscreens can give you cancer! Now I am a mother, and I’m crazy over my baby girl’s beautiful skin. Daddy has already had to have pre-cancerous cells frozen off of his face. So between the combo of wanting my baby to always have beautiful skin, and her daddy to have healthy skin, I’ve looked into sunscreens deeper. Read the rest of this entry »