Sweet 'n' Sassy Girls

I have seen a lot of blogs reviewing the products from Sun Protection Zone, and they seemed like very impressive products. I decided to contact them myself to see if they needed anyone else to review their products. I got a response very quickly, and next thing I know, we got a bright yellow box delivered to our door. In it was a long sleeve suit, a pair of sunglasses, a hat, sunscreen, and a box of Solar Safe UV Sun Monitoring Wristbands.

I was very excited to get this, and so was Kaylee. She immediately picked up the sunglasses and tried to put them on. Then she moved to the hat and did the same thing. The hat is actually adjustable with a cord that tightens the diameter of the hat, allowing it to fit smaller kids, as well as older ones. The long sleeve suit was adorable, and looks like a wet suit for babies. The bright pink Hawaiian print is perfect to keep track of your little one at the pool or beach. I showed it to my neighbor, and she said, “She’s going to be a little surfer!” We haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, but I am excited. They come in blue too, and have different designs to fit almost every one’s taste. The hat and the suit both have a UPF rating of 50+, and block97.5% of UVA and UVB rays. The sunglasses have a 100% UV protection.

I have to tell you about my favorite product: the Solar Safe wristband. They come in packs of seven, and they are disposable after one use. What you do is put sunscreen on the band the same time you put sunscreen on yourself. Then it changes color to let you know when you need to reapply sunscreen, and then it changes another color when you need to get out of the sun because you’ve been out too long. They are waterproof too, so they would be perfect for a day at the beach or the pool. I think this is such a great idea, because I know I tend to forget to reapply sunscreen. I remember when we first go out, but how often do I actually reapply? We will definitely use this for our next outing.

The Sea & Ski sunscreen comes out as a foam, and is very easy to apply. According to their site, it is “clinically proven to maintain 30 SPF protection for 8 hours, including towel drying and multiple water immersions.” It does not have a physical sunblock in it, like zinc or titanium dioxide, but seems to be an effective sunscreen. For those of you who don’t know the difference between a sunblock, and a sunscreen, a sunblock actually physically blocks the UV rays from your skin while a sunscreen absorbs them. I have been prone to using a sunblock, but it does take some time to rub in, since it goes on pretty white and needs a little while to warm up to your skin. This does not, and is a lot easier to put on Kaylee, since she doesn’t have to have me continually rubbing it in. The only downside of it that I noticed, is that I could feel I had something on. There was almost a layer sitting on top of my skin that I wasn’t a huge fan of. It was not greasy like normal sunscreen, and it didn’t have a smell, but I didn’t feel like it completely absorbed into my skin. This is just a personal preference, however, and doesn’t effect the quality of the product.

Overall, I am very impressed with this company, and I encourage any company that is doing what they can to help prevent sun damage. Being fair skinned myself, I burned a lot when I was little, usually several times a summer, and many of those times I had blisters to go with it. I know now how damaging that was, and am constantly doing to checks to see if I need to get anything examined. My husband and the majority of his family have a genetic mutation that makes them more prone to skin cancer. Since it is genetically passed on, we assume Kaylee has it too. Many of my husband’s family has had melanoma removed, so I want to be very careful with my daughter and protect her as much as I can. I am grateful for those out there who understand this risk, and are doing what they can to help prevent the harmful damage in our kids.