Coppertone NutraShield – MomGadget Review & Giveaway

Just in time for Spring Break!

Spring Break is upon us as has the time when clocks spring forward causing for longer days. As the days grow longer, temperatures rise and so does your risk of potential skin damage from the sun’s UVA and UVB rays.

This Spring and Summer, you’ll have no need to look beyond Coppertone as your chosen defense and skin protection needs. New this year, Coppertone NutraShield with Dual Defense combines broad-spectrum UV protection with specially selected antioxidants to not only protect you from UV rays but also to help naturally repair your skin from past skin damage.

I particularly like the fragrance-free, non-greasy formula  that moisturizes my skin. Coppertone NutraShield doesn’t clog my pores so it’s perfect for daily use.

For maximum defense, NutraShield comes in SPF 70+, SPF 30 and a formula for faces in SPF 70+.

Through the generosity of Coppertone, SIX lucky winners will win their own bottle of Coppertone NutraShield with Dual Defense.

If you’d like to win, please leave a comment on this post.

Winners will be selected on April 6th. Please be sure that the email address that you enter with is one that you check regularly, and also check your spam folder when the winner is announced if you see your name.

This MomGadget prize package is open to residents of U.S. and Canada.

To Tan or Not To Tan?

Now that we’re actually feeling the push of spring and spring break about to begin for so many, tanning beds are filling up with those hungry for that sun kissed glow.

Years ago, it was suggested to me by a doctor that I visit a tanning salon periodically throughout the winter to help treat my seasonal depression. When I begin feeling as though I’m falling deeply into a funk, I make a couple of trips and the depression is kept in check. It actually does help me.

I’ve also had lengthy discussions with a few dermatologists who actually support “controlled” tanning in moderation.

Based on what they said, skin cancer is linked to repeated sunburn, but if a tanning bed is used properly and if the person doesn’t attempt to “power tan” they can actually achieve a healthy glow with minimal risk.

With that said, I’m wondering what MomGadget readers do when they begin changing out their wardrobes to bring their warm weather clothes out?

Do you visit a tanning salon or support the use of tanning as such?

Do you use a sunless tanning product? If so, which one and why?

Do you just live with being a white girl/boy?

While we’re on the subject, I found this interesting page that seeks to dispel many of the myths surrounding tanning.

Quick & Temporary Fix for Severe Cases of Cabin Fever and I’m-so-sick-of-winter-itis

For those of you who are suffering a severe case of cabin fever and anxiety in anticipation of spring finally making her grand and full entrance – I give you – a temporary cure:

 

What are you doing to cure your end of winter sickness?

If you have fun, summertime or beachy type photos that you’d like to share in a bit of a stroll down memory lane, why not blog them or Flickr them and share the link with us?

I’m sick of winter and grasping at anything and everything I can to help me survive the last remaining days/weeks