As the colder weather sets in, so do chapped lips and dryer skin. Children and chapped lips means uncomfort. Dry skin means itchiness and scratching. It's best to be prepared ahead of time for a remedy. While a pediatrician can offer a personalized product for your child's condition, there are plenty of over the counter options for minor signs of dryness. It's always best to still consult with your child's pediatrician just top rule out anything else.
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Toy Tips tested out some brands of moisturizing products that are appropriate for children and adults. These made our top list.
Carmex Everyday Healing Cream. It's non-greasy which makes it easy to put on your child without a thick residue on your own hands. Designed to penetrate dry, rough and cracked skin, it worked well on heels, elbows and hands. It does have a softer scent of the regular Carmex lip balm. We suggest adding a coat of that on your child's lips after as protection. Now that these come in different flavors, have your choose the one they like best. It will help make it easier for you to have them wear it. For a little extra something for Mom, the Ultra Hydrating Moisture Plus lip balm with SPF15/Sunscreen come in stylish tubes. Mom testers liked the clear gloss finish and the soft vanilla flavor.
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carmex.comOne of the worst feelings are those little cracks near your cuticles or around your nails that are just downright. painful. We found two products that seem to work for that.
1. CapriClear Moisturizing Spray. This easy to spray bottle of clear liquid fractionated coconut oil is 100% natural. Mom testers used this at night on their face as well as their hands and reported a healthier looking complexion and softer hands after a few days use. We suggest to keep it on the nightstand as a quick reminder before bedtime so the fractionated oil can soak into the skin. It also worked well on the lips to prevent dryness and moisturize.
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2. The Carmex Healing Ointment in the concentrated form. It comes in a tub and is greedy going on but if you put on overnight, by morning, you will see and feel a difference. It's hard to do during the day because you wash your hands so often and it really needs to set in the skin to work. The magic ingredient is in the formula.
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EOS by far has the cutest packaging of all the products in our review. The tangerine flavored anti-bacterial balm looks like a little yellow egg and when twisted, it reveals a sweet smelling sphere of rounded easy to apply paraben-free balm. The shape is makes to easier to apply to lips than a traditional stick. Shea butter, jojoba oil, antioxidants, green tea extracts, honey and vitamins alleviate dry lips while phenol has antiseptic properties.
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Elemental Herbs All Good Lips. These herbal balms use zinc oxide as their main main active ingredient which is known to help prevent sunburn. For parents and children who plan to be outdoors in the cold weather to enjoy winter sports or just playing in the snow, a sunscreen is mandatory. The Organic Lip Balms are sticks of organic extra virgin olive oil and organic beeswax. Available in 3 flavors, the company is transparent with the full ingredient list that you can find on their website and on the product itself. The tinted colors are a nice alternative to a heavy lipstick.
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Scars:
No one expects to get scars or wants them to stay on their body. There are some products that claim to promise scar removal. In review, we have not found any products that completely made a scar disappear. But, we did find some products that altered the appearance of a scar to look much better. Regardless of how a scar came to be, these are three products to consider to alter their look.
1. Medicine Mama's Apothecary- This certified organic healing ointment is made with honey, royal jelly, olive oil. propolis, bee pollen and beeswax. All natural ingredients soothed on the skin helped the pain of burns and reduce inflammation of scars.
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3. Kelo-cote Advanced Formula Scar Gel is a colorless gel that bonds to the skill to form a coating that dries east. It is resistant to water and helps to diminish the appearance of the scar. Testers reported that it did improve the appearance of a scar and quickly reduced redness.
kelocyte.com3. Scar Away- These latex-free silicone sheets claim to prevent the formation of new scars. Our reviewers reported that they were easy to apply ( like a bandage), were comfortable to wear and greatly changed the appearance.
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Our Favorite Lotions for Baby:
Shea Moisture Organic Baby
Red Bush & Babassu Head-To-Toe Lotion is made with Cocoa Butter, moisturizing Babassu Oil, Carrot Oil and anti-oxidant-rich Red Bush extract .
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Organic Olive & Marula Head-To-Toe Lotion is a blend of Olive Oil, Shea Butter and Marula Oil that softens and protects delicate skin with Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E and Aloe Vera.
SheaMoisture.comNoodle and Boo
Protecting delicate skin is what is most important when choosing a lotion to moisturize baby's skin. Made with sweet almond oil, Vitamin E and C, it smooths on easily holds a sweet baby scent.
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Remember to join in all the winter sports with your kids but moisturize first and be sure everyone wears a sunscreen when outside.
-Marianne
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AS promised, Stan Bush let us know he would have a new video ready for release on December 15th and here it is. Check out the new video for the single "The Touch (Power Mix)" from the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron game that is now available for download on iTunes. You can watch the promo video below or a preview now.
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Thanks to Lost who has posted some in-package images of the Transformers Custom Kreon Series 2 figures. Get a look at the Wave 2 action figures that feature chromed parts with front and back package shots for Galvatron, Cliffjumper Hound, Jazz, Dreadwing and Beast Hunters Predaking. Much like the wave 1 toys, these figures include a special add-on accessories rack for customizing your Kreon figure.
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Thanks to Optimash Prime and Mr Elljay who has shared even more new hi-res images of the Fans Project Intimidator Combined Mode Images of Not Menasor Figures Team. Finally, we get to see all thes figures needed to complete the Causality Intimidator combiner team that pays homage to the G1 Menasor combiner and Stunticons characters. FansProject will be releasing the set in the 4th Quarter of 2013. Check out the images now for the full preview of the new release.
