Stay Safe in the Summer Sun - Healthy Home Magazine

Welcome to Day 21 of our 21-day Virtual Healthy Child Party: Stay Safe in the Summer Sun!

We?re excited you want to participate and can?t wait for all the great conversations and questions today and in the days to come!

To participate in today?s Virtual Healthy Child Party and Giveaway, please check out our review of Dolphin Organics new Natural Sunscreen, and answer the question that follows in the comments section below.

The summer sun is shining, families everywhere are hitting parks, pools, oceans, amusement parks and all things outdoors. While it is important to protect our families? skin from the damaging rays from the sun all year around, it is especially important when they are spending many hours each day in the sun. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG.org),?Seeking shade, avoiding the sun during peak hours and wearing sun-protective clothing, including hats and sunglasses go a long way to minimize exposure to harmful rays.? And of course, sunscreens are also an important part of full-sun protection routine.

EWG?s top recommendations to help consumers find safe and effective sunscreens include:

• Check out EWG?s online 2012 Sunscreen Guide to more than 1,800 products (you?ll notice DO Naturals is on the ?Best Sunscreens? list!)
• ?Choose those with active ingredients zinc oxide, titanium dioxide or 3 percent avobenzone.
• Avoid oxybenzone and vitamin A (retinyl palmitate).
• Use creams or lotions, not sunscreen sprays or powders.
• Buy sunscreens without bug spray. Apply bug repellant separately if needed.

Healthy Home Magazine is comfortable recommending products which rate in the 0-2 range?for low toxicity in the Environmental Working Group?s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database. As you learned on Virtual Healthy Child Party Day 14 (Go Non-Toxic at Bathtime), Dolphin Organics? full line of bath products rate 0-1 for lowest toxicity. DO Naturals? bran new Sunscreen product rates a 2? as it contains Titanium Dioxide and >100nm Zinc Oxide, both of which also rate a 2. Learn more about these ratings here.

Why the shift to ?Naturals? branding for the new sunscreen product? Says co-founder Ayo Hart, ?We did not want to mislead our consumers by introducing our sunscreen under our Dolphin Organics brand because while it is 100% natural, non-chemical and non-invasive; it is not at least 70% organic because of the inclusion of the natural active ingredients titanium and zinc oxide so we launched our new line DO Naturals?. DO Naturals? first product, their brand new SPF 32 mineral sunscreen, is receiving rave reviews for its effective yet gentle formula. Created not only to comply with the new FDA Regulations, but more importantly with the health of families at the forefront of their thoughts, DO Naturals? Mineral Sunscreen provides broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) protection. Like their flagship non-toxic baby bath products, the sunscreen is based in certified organic aloe, not water. Active ingredients are Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide, and inactive ingredients are 100% natural. It is gentle enough for babies and children, but enjoyed by the whole family.

What?s so special about Dolphin Organics?? As parents of twin girls, the co-founders wanted to use only natural and organic products for their family. They found that most big brands contain artificial ingredients, and that many products whose labels claim to be natural and organic also contain artificial and potentially harmful ingredients. So they decided that the best way to get the products that they wanted was to make their own. With some help from their team of Dolphin Moms?, the result is Dolphin Organics? and DO Naturals? personal care products, made only with natural and organic ingredients. Nothing man-made. Nothing artificial ? not even the preservatives. Their label is clear and honest, and shows you exactly what they put in there.

I had the opportunity to try DO Naturals? Sunscreen on my own family. Here are a few of my favorite things about it:

• Easy to apply ? not chalky like many natural/mineral sunscreens we?ve tried
• Didn?t run or streak with sweat (I used it while running 4 miles to train for our upcoming Go Green Get Fit Challenge!)
• No fragrance and gentle enough for my daughter?s sensitive skin
• Based in certified organic aloe, not water
• Free of parabens, sulfates and other harsh chemicals and
• No nano particles
• Manufactured in the USA
• Certified cruelty-free and vegan by PETA
• Packaging made with Post Consumer Recycled material
• 100% of profits on this new product will be donated to Healthy Child Healthy World thru June 30th!

As a thank you for participating in our Virtual Healthy Child Party, one lucky reader will win a DO Naturals? Sunscreen and cute bucket hat (Approximate Retail Value ~$25.00) plus a gift bag filled with safer product samples and coupons from Healthy Child Healthy World?s Trusted Partner Community (worth min. $25.00 in products and savings), for a total retail value of $50.00!

For your chance to win this and the other giveaways throughout our Healthy Child Party Event, don?t forget to:

Answer our Healthy Child Party Day 21 Question of the Day:

What tips do you have for keeping families safe and healthy in the hot summer sun?

Please leave your response in the comments at the end of the article.And feel free to ask any questions you may have and/or respond to others? questions/responses. This party is all about generating communication and building awareness!

While only your first comment at the bottom of this post will be counted as an entry for the giveaway, we invite you to engage with each other, respond, invite your friends, share via social media, etc.

Here are some great ways to stay connected to Healthy Home Magazine, Healthy Child Healthy World and Dolphin Organics:

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Note: Please be sure to read the full rules and giveaway eligibility in our Virtual Healthy Child Party Event Kickoff. Entries for all 21 days of giveaways for this event must be received by May 31, 2012 at 11:59pm PST to be eligible to win. All winners will be selected via Random.org and notified via email by June 4, 2012. Healthy Home Magazine and/or Sponsor will ship product directly to winner within 30 days.

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