You’re
all down the beach, you’ve had fish and chips, you’ve got the bucket and spade
at the ready, and then you utter the dreaded words, ‘let’s put some cream on
you.’
And
that’s it. You’re on a one way street to tantrumsville.
For us,
it starts with the wobbly bottom lip and ends with me WWF style wresting my
daughter to the ground in an attempt to cover an inch of flesh with cream.
The thing
is; I get it. Why would you want to be smeared with greasy sun cream? It’s genuinely
a bit unpleasant.
Some of
the stuff on the market for kids ranges from bright blue in colour (seriously? It
looks like you’re rubbing windscreen washer fluid into their skin) to cream
that’s so thick your child has a ghostly grey complexion all day.
So, I
was a bit sceptical when I was sent the sun mousse range. I anticipated chasing
my screaming daughter around the garden with it.
But, oh
joy, this stuff isn’t greasy. It’s not gloopy. It is, as the name suggests, a
mousse.
And for
a two-year-old, it turns out its quite good fun to apply. No kidding. My
daughter was asking me to put more of it on her. Which is a first.
On top
of that, it’s parabens and perfume free so it isn’t bad for little people’s
skin.
It’s not cheap, but then the good stuff rarely is. And if it keeps little people protected from the sun AND they’ll put it on without fuss, then it gets the thumbs up from me.
*the photograph is of my best friend's child, as my daughter wouldn't stay still for long enough!
