With the temperatures regularly hitting the low 90s in Chattanooga, we’ve been going all over town to play in various water attractions. We don’t have a pool or access to one (there’s one thing I do miss about Memphis…), but we are fortunate to live in a city that has a few water-based activities for little kids that are completely free. We have wading pools in front of and around the aquarium downtown (just a bus ride away!) and across the river there’s a really great fountain that is just perfect for little ones to run around in for hours.
Darah, ever since her Callaway Gardens experience, has been ALL ABOUT getting in the water any chance she can get. But she has inherited pasty white skin from both her mom and dad, and melanoma also runs on her dad’s side of the family. For those two reasons, we are EXTRA careful about sun exposure, and we try to avoid being out in the sun at all between 11 am and 2 pm when the rays are at their most intense.
Any time we are out, even on cloudy days, we load up with our “lotion” (what Darah calls sunscreen). I’m pleased to report that Darah already knows that applying lotion before we play outside is just part of the process, and she goes along with it without issue.
It doesn’t hurt that we have some really cute products on hand, either! Lately we have been using two great new products from Sunbow Sunscreen.
Sunbow Sunscreen products have two beloved children’s characters on them: Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer. We’ve been using the Sunscreen Stick that has SPF 45 for Darah’s face and the Sunscreen in a non-aerosol pump form that has Dora the Explorer and an SPF 30 (I do wish this number were a bit higher). Both products go on with a slight color to help you or your child see what areas you have covered and what areas you have missed, but then they quickly dry clear.
I really like the application methods for each product. Darah likes lotions that spray on and the stick covers her face very quickly. This means that the process of putting on lotion doesn’t take long at all, which is good for squirmy toddlers who just want to get in the water!
Speaking of water, these are water-resistant sunscreens. So they are perfect for play time AND pool time. These products are also hypo-allergenic, which makes them ideal for anyone with sensitive skin.
Of course, you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy these products. I’ll usually just wear whatever sunscreen Darah has on to avoid packing multiple bottles. Sunbow Sunscreen has kept my skin protected, as well!
Buy it!: The spray sunscreen retails for $9.99 and the sun stick retails for $7.99. All products can be ordered online!
Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
i used the spongebob sunbow sunscreen on my grandson and he got the worst sunburn. i applied a good amount and many times when we were swimming and it didnt work at all. im trying to contact sunbow sunscreen and i have no luck.its like they dont exist. i would like other parents to be cautious of using it too.