A warning: you’re going to see the word “sunscreen” so many times in this blog post that after a while it won’t feel like a real word anymore. But we promise it will be worth it, because when you’re done...
Pale parents, I feel your pain! Not only do you have to carefully safeguard your little ones from sunburn, but your own skin requires daily vigilance. As someone who turns bright red in less than half an hour of...
It’s only May, but the heat is on: we’re expecting temperatures in the 80s this weekend here in Boston, and that means that many families will be hitting the beach for the first time in 2016. With many miles of...
Think of day camp as training wheels for sleepaway camp: it gives kids the same opportunities to make new friends and learn new skills, and gives structure to long, lazy summer days. But they also get the security of going home...
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released their ninth annual sunscreen guide, and the news isn’t good: Spray sunscreens can be inhaled, and they don’t cover skin completely. SPF values above 50+try to trick you into believing they’ll prevent sun damage....
We know we keep harping on sunscreen here at Spilling the Beans, but it’s important – not only is sunburn painful, but burns early on in life can bump up your risk of melanoma significantly, so sun safety is a...
A warning: you’re going to see the word “sunscreen” so many times in this blog post that after a while it won’t feel like a real word anymore. But we promise it will be worth it, because when you’re done...
