School supplies may already be on the shelves, but our hottest temperatures are still yet to come! Protect your family with these must-haves for summer including our best bets for Sunscreens and Bug Sprays.
As featured on Good Morning Texas on 7/13/17.
Who made our list for the best, coolest and most multifunctional products to keep your family protected during these hot summer days? Take a look!
Favorite Sunscreens
How much sunscreen do you need?
You need to be putting about 1 ounce on per application (just for reference that’s around the size of a golf ball or shot glass.)
SUPER Sparkle Screen Water Resistant and Roll-on Glitter Sunscreen:
Made by two moms, this makes it fun to keep off the sun with sparkles and it’s also scented.
Find at glittertots.com and Walmart.
NO-AD Paraben Free Sunscreen Cream and Easy Glide-on Sticks:
It’s an oldie but a goodie that passes on the savings to you! Recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation, now paraben-free and in several easy-to-apply products, it’s called NO-AD because since 1962, the brand doesn’t buy ads so they can give the customer the most inexpensive “no ad price.”
Find at Walgreens and Walmart.
Babyganics Sunscreen Spray:
Coming from the Babyganics line of natural, no chemical ingredients, this mineral-based sunscreen spray is water resistant and free of PABA, phthalates, parabens and nano-particles.
Find it at Walgreens and Target.
Ocean Potion Cream and Clear Zinc Oxide Face Potion:
A beloved brand by those that love the beach, this brand has what you need to have fun in the sun plus its orange-creme fragrance called “the scent of sunshine” makes it feel like you have the sun all around you. The Clear Zinc Oxide Face Potion goes on clear, keeping your pores clear and your face protected with SPF 45.
Find it at Walgreens and Walmart.
Jack Black Oil-Free Sun Guard:
What’s good enough for the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Mavericks (the brand you’ll find in both teams’ home stadiums) is good enough to keep your team protected, too. This award-winning brand is formulated for extreme conditions with a barrier of protection and stays on during intense physical activity in and out of the water helping to keep it out of your eyes!
Find at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Sephora.com, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Bull FrogLand Sport™With Breathable Sweat TECH™ Quik Gel® SPF 50:
This is the one you want when you’re moving because it’s made with a special polymer to letting your skin breathe while keeping you from sweating off your sunscreen to keep you protected plus it’s paraben free.
Find at Walgreens and Walmart.
How often should you apply sunscreen?
You need to apply 15 minutes before going out and then reapply every 1.5-2 hours!
Best Bug Sprays
Bullfrog Mosquito Coast® Sunscreen Insect Repellent Continuous Spray SPF 30:
This is a combination sunscreen AND bug spray in one for the ultimate bottle you need when you head outdoors! It’s deet free, paraben free, PABA free, repels bugs for up to 8 hours, and lasts for 80 minutes in the sun AND comes in a spray!
Find at Walgreens and Walmart.
NATURAL BUG SPRAY RECIPE
Natural Bug Spray
Ingredients
- 1 cup Distilled water
- 1 cup Witch hazel or rubbing alcohol
- 3–4 TBSP dried herbs including peppermint, spearmint, citronella, lemongrass, lavender, etc. (use at least one mint.)
- Optional: 4-5 cloves.)
Instructions
- Boil water and herbs (in any combination from the above.)
- Mix well, cover and let cool. (You must be patient!)
- Strain herbs out and mix water with witch hazel.
- Store in a spray bottle in a cool place.
- Use as needed.
Notes
- Added bonus: it smells great and is very refreshing to the skin.
Other Helpful Tips
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Thanks for sharing these. I’m always on the lookout for a new sunscreen or bug spray. I have to protect my and my family’s skin.
I found a new sunscreen that I like because it is not greasy. I actually have not heard of a lot of the ones that you mentioned here so I need to do some more research.
Babyganics and No Ad are two of our favorite brands. They make really great products that are not chalk full of too many chemicals and are actually affordable. This is a great list, I haven’t heard of a lot of these before now!
These days, I am all about natural choices. I think mineral based sunscreens do a great job for us.
Very interesting collection. Seems like very good products.
Thanks for sharing I spend a lot on the all natural sunscreen and bug sprayer.. I’ve been looking for other alternative brands
I like the combination bug spray and sunscreen. That will save time for sure.
Protecting our skin from the sun is important. And bugs can be so annoying. Mosquitoes seem to love me.
Thanks for the list. Will be checking into all of these. We are planning a camping trip so need to stock up.
This is a great list! We’ve been going through sunscreen this year like crazy!
Yes, totally bug spray and sunscreen is the way to go. My daughter burned her face yesterday and it wasn’t fun as you can imagine!
This is great. This California heat is crazy hurtful on my daughter’s skin.