There are so many reasons to love summer: no school, no schedule, BBQ for dinner, and hours spent outdoors in the fresh air, just to name a few. Come summer, my favourite sentence becomes “go outside and play!” That said, I want my boys to enjoy the outdoors in a healthy way, which is why my bag is stocked with All Terrain natural products for the outdoors. All Terrain was kind enough to supply me with samples of their Kidsport SPF 30 natural sun block, Hand Sanz natural hand sanitizer, and Kids Wonder Wash biodegradable concentrated soap. All Terrain’s products use only natural ingredients and are formulated for hard-core use, so you can rest assured that your family will be protected while hiking, gardening, playing at the park, camping, or enjoying water-park fun this summer.
Skin Deep is a safety guide for cosmetics and personal care products brought to us by the Environmental Working Group, and it is a website that ranks products on a scale from zero to 10 (zero being low hazard and 10 being high hazard). I’m embarrassed to admit that in my eight years as a mom, I’ve been pretty naive in trusting that if a product had “kids” on the label, that it would in fact be safe to slather on my boys’ skin. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case as I learned when I entered the Coppertone Kids sunscreen I’ve been using into the Skin Deep database only to learn that it ranks dangerously high in certain areas. All Terrain’s Kidsport with SPF 30, on the other hand, ranks a comforting two on the safety scale and is on the Environmental Working Groups Best Beach & Sport Sunscreen list. Besides the obvious advantages of not containing dangerous chemicals, All Terrain’s line of sunscreens have the added benefits of:
- being great for sensitive skin.
- reduced eye sting.
- having “no slip – dry grip” containers.
- being non-greasy.
- sweat/water resistance.
- being biodegradable.
Besides their fantastic line of sunscreens, All Terrain makes natural insect repellents, hand sanitizers, latex-free bandages, soaps, and even pet care products. All Terrain’s products can be purchased online, or you can find local retailers here. Their Kidsport SPF 30 sunscreen sells for $10.99 CAD, a bottle of Hand Sanz costs $5.99 CAD, and Kids Wonder Wash retails for $6.99 CAD.
