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Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Winter Skin Care for Mom and Baby

By Belinda Clarke

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sells a Gardeners Hand Therapy that has been written up in various magazines as an "Editor's Pick" for best hand cream. This cream comes in a handy metal tube and uses shea butter as well as extracts of yarrow, clover and calendula to help soothe and condition work-roughened hands.

Lastly is the Hand and Nail Cream from the H20 Plus Spa Series, which also has been highly ranked by various beauty editors. This lightweight hand cream isn't as thick as the others and uses marine, extracts, silk protein, vitamin E, aloe vera and panthenol.

Sun Safety!
Going on vacation this winter? Remember to use caution and apply sunscreen liberally. Dr. John Dorsey, a pediatrician, recommends babies up to 12 months stay out of the sun when it is directly overhead between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. "This is the hottest time of day and has the most risk to your baby," says Dr. Dorsey. "Your child should absolutely wear a hat in the sun, however flaps aren't necessary." Dr. Dorsey doesn't advise moms to completely bar their babies from sunlight, however. "I think sun is good for babies and you shouldn't hesitate to take them out for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon, for example," he says. "There are some ways, the sun is actually beneficial for young children. Most doctors recommend a sunscreen between SPF 15 to 30. I normally suggest a sun block of SPF 15."

For Baby
Mustela Sun products are recommended for babies 6 months and up and offers a Maximum Sun Protection Lotion SPF 30+ containing the active ingredients titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.

Little Forest's sunscreen products are designed to keep insects away and provide sun protection at the same time. In addition to SPF 30 sun block, Little Forest makes a Baby Soothing Cooler that provides relief for sun-exposed skin. The cooling product uses "moisture beads" of pure vitamin E hydrate the baby skin and cool the irritation that can be brought on by the sun. All of these products are free of deet, PABA, synthetic colors and fragrances.

For Mom

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