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Sun Safety While Expecting

Protection During Pregnancy

By Belinda Clarke

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Or, if you're "obsessively organic" but want real sun protection, Kiss My Face offers Cell Block from its Obsessively Organic line of skin care products that is 65-percent certified organic and also provides SPF 15 protection. A combination of chamomile, Echinacea, golden seal, red clover and olive leaf help skin stay moisturized as well as sun-protected. Kiss My Face is available at health food stores and www.kissmyface.com.

Lastly, for those who want sun protection and also are bugged by insects at the beach or during family picnics, Avon offers a solution with its Bug Guard Plus. This SPF 30 lotion (or spray) is waterproof and contains an all-natural DEET-free repellant that keeps mosquitoes, deer ticks, black flies, sand flies, gnats, "no-see-ums" and biting midges away. Not only does it really work, it's safe for babies and kids, too. For more information, log on to www.avon.com.

Making Sun Protection Fun
By Jennifer Clement

I have found that it's a fact of life that our kids are going to be in the sun, be it at soccer practice, the park, the beach or just playing in the backyard. Our children rely on us to protect them from the pain of a sunburn as well as the long-term effects of sun exposure. My mother continually struggles with recurring skin cancer, and according to the American Cancer Society, one severe sunburn as a child doubles the chance for skin cancer later in life. This is a very real issue that we must face together with our families.

After many months of searching and trying hundreds of products, I realized that many other parents would benefit from this selective research. Thus, our company, SunFriendlyProducts.com

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