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Fun in the Sun
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items As a Florida girl, I have put sun protection and safety to the test. These are my favorite things for beach and beyond!
Sections
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Sun Protection
After Sun Care
Beach Bag and What's in it
Hydration Companions
Ultimate Beach Set Up
Sun Protection
Natural sun protection doesn't have to suck. These are my tried and true that I keep on rotation. I love that the ingredients are ones I can trust.
The hands down best natural sunscreen that rubs in like a dream! Leaves you feeling moisturized.
Daily Mineral Sunscreen - SPF 30 I Badger Balm
I found this locally made sunscreen in a health food store when I ran out of my beloved Badger products, and this is amazing, the SPF 30 smells like a vacation and blends in like a dream. Use this for shorter stints in the sun or reapply often.
Sunscreen that feels more like lotion!
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Use it on your kids, or use it on yourself, the tangerine and vanilla smell is delicious in this sunscreen!
Badger, Kids, Mineral Sunscreen Cream, SPF 40, Tangerine & Vanilla, 2.9 fl oz (87 ml)
If you know you're going to be in the sun for hours, this is the best paste of a sunscreen that will protect you for hours. I use this on my face if I know I am going to be in the ocean for awhile.
Adventure Mineral Sunscreen Cream - SPF 50 I Badger Balm
Need a face stick that goes on easy, look no further!
Badger, Active Sunscreen Stick, SPF 35, Unscented, 0.65 oz (18.4 g)
This lip balm is affordable and clean, and leaves you with just the right natural color!
Tinted Lip Balm - SPF 15
This lip balm has great color and shimmer and doubles effortlessly as blush. Made local to me in Jacksonville Florida.
Sandy Rose Shimmer - Jax Organix SPF 16 Tinted Lip& Face Balm
The best sun protection is avoiding it, especially on you face. Any hat will do, I just happen to love this one from my favorite surf shop and cafe!
Ragga Surf Cafe Dad Hat
The sun can't get you if it can't find you. I have a similar sun shirt like this that I keep in my beach bag or I wear on days I will be in the sun all day!
Women's PFG Tidal Tee™ II Long Sleeve Shirt
After Sun Care
Give your skin what its looking for after being dried out in the sun
Coconut After Sun Balm
The cleanest aloe I have found
Badger, Aloe Vera, After Sun Gel, Unscented, 4 fl oz (118 ml)
Dr. Bronner's, Organic Hand & Body Lotion, Lavender Coconut, 8 fl oz (237 ml)
Beach Bag and What's in it
This is the same type of bag I keep stocked, ready to go to the beach in a moment's notice. It has a little internal compartment, perfect for your keys, or in my case I like to fill it with seaglass.
Patagonia Recycled Market Tote
This travel cube not only works for travel toiletries, but I love using this size specifically for keeping a change of clothes dry and sand free and when I change out of my wet suit, I can throw it in here and toss it back in my beach bag. There is a...
Patagonia Black Hole® Packing Cube 3L
This is the cutest woven beach bag. Not only is it cute but it supports some amazing efforts in Nicaragua.
‘Hamacas ’ X Raggamuffin® - Handwoven Nica Tote Bags
Freshening up from the beach means throwing a brush through your soon to be beautiful beach waves.
Small Sustainable Bamboo Hairbrush | Compact and Lightweight Brush for Kids, Travel
Claw clips make the beach wave mane easier to maintain!
Large Acetic Hair Claw Clip
Turkish towels are my favorite travel and and beach bag hack. They pack down so small and they are so comfortable to lay out on the sand. They clean out nicely too because sand doesn't get caught in it like traditional terrycloth can.
'Elements Of Existence' Turkish Towel • Wrap • Blanket
I love using a little Dr. Bronner's to freshen up after the beach at the outdoor showers. Specifically because it is biodegradable and natural to minimize any impact on the environment.
Dr. Bronner's Magic Pure Castile Liquid Soap Bodywash - Lavender - 2 fl oz
Having your favorite travel deodorant in your beach bag is a must.
Native Deodorant for Women & Men - Coconut & Vanilla - Aluminum Free - Trial Size - 0.35oz
Not only does this smell dreamy, but it is the perfect scent to renew yourself after the beach! This size you can take anywhere and hide anywhere.
Surfer Girl Roll-on Aroma
Hydration Companions
Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! Keep water with you while in the sun. Make sure you get minerals in your diet, and try out some of my favorites to add to your water!
My hydroflask has never let me down and I am always switching my lids around depending on what I put in my bottle!
The water bottle that has never let me down.
No matter what water bottle you have, make sure you love it for years to come, my friends adore their Owalas.
Owala 24oz FreeSip Stainless Steel Water Bottle - Sandy Shores: Insulated, Leakproof Design
Are you getting all your minerals? These give me a little kick of energy from the vitamins and minerals in them and I can't recommend them enough.
Trace, Power Pak, Guava Passion Fruit, 30 Stick Packs, 0.22 oz (6.1 g) Each
Speaking of minerals these are so easy to add to any beverage and they can make your water taste a little more thirst quenching in my opinion. Also if you have a chronic illness, get that discount for life!
Buoy — Hydrating Wellness Drops made for all your drinks
I go through seasons where I just hate the taste of water, and these help me get my ounces in!
Stur, Antioxidant Water Enhancer, Coconut Pineapple, 1.62 fl oz (48 ml)
Can't stress minerals enough, find the ones that work for you!
Trace, ConcenTrace®, Daily Mineral Powder, Blue Raspberry, 4.65 oz (132 g)
Ultimate Beach Set Up
Neso tents are the easiest beach tent I have ever set up, they utilize the weight of the readily available sand on the beach to keep them grounded and you can adjust however you need without fear that it will fly away.
Neso Tents