Remember the Sunscreen Song?
I loved the Sunscreen Song when it debuted in 1997. And by that time, I was already a young Mom with a 2-year-old fair-haired baby girl. So, I understood the importance of putting sunscreen on my baby.
But my “baby” (now 14) didn’t like the feel of sunscreen on her skin. It was too sticky or too messy. It took too long to dry. It burned her eyes or aggravated any “boo boos” she had on her legs. We did our sunscreen battle for years, the intensity of which ramped up when she became a competitive swimmer and began training outside all summer long. Then we discovered the Neutrogena Ultimate Sport Sunblock Spray a few years ago. It has an SPF of 70+, and my two older kids willingly wear it because it’s easy to apply and it doesn’t feel sticky or messy.
But babies’ skin is 10 times more sensitive to the elements than adults. A still-developing natural protection system is the reason for this sensitivity. Plus, incidental sun exposure adds up over the course of a lifetime, making it that much more important to protect babies from the sun’s harmful rays.
To meet the specific skincare needs for babies and kids, Neutrogena has introduced Pure & Free™ Baby Sunblock (SPF 60+) and WaterGuard Kids (SPF 70+). Neutrogena sent me samples of these two new products recently and I like them as well or better than my former favorite, Neutorgena Ultimate Sport.
The Pure & Free product is a lotion, but it goes on very light and dries quickly. It’s easier to apply on my toddler because I don’t have to worry about accidentally getting the spray in her eyes. The Waterguard Kids product feels the same on the skin as the Ultimate Sport but apparently has some extra “sweat proof, water-proof, rub-off-proof” properties.
Both products, like the Ulitmate Sport product, retail for $9.99 and I don’t think I’ve ever found them on sale. So the con is the cost — the products are on the higher-end of the sunscreen price spectrum. And the spray bottles don’t last very long. I recently sent four Ultimate Sport spray bottles with my teen to Florida for a week-long swim training trip and I think she used three of them. But that’s also the pro. SHE USED THREE OF THEM. Did you hear me? Without me along to nag her, she USED THREE OF THEM. I think that’s the biggest endorsement of the Neutrogena products I can offer.
Now, go back and read the lyrics to the Sunscreen Song. It really is a great song.
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