The Learning Lab
Our Eco-friendly Sun Apparel Journey
Eco-friendly Sun Apparel In 2010, years before starting Waxhead, we wished we had long sleeve sun shirts for our boys. Such shirts were hard to find, and we kicked around the idea of starting Grasshopper Shirts. We emailed Chinese factories about bamboo shirts, bought a URL, developed a logo, and got pretty close to...
What helps sunburn?
Hydration Anti-inflammatory Drugs Cold Compress Chilled Cucumbers Vitamin E Night Repair Serum Healing Salve Ok, so you didn’t use Waxhead Sunscreen, you stayed out way too long, or you forgot to use sunscreen at all. You got red and now you’re wondering what helps sunburn? Skin cells exposed to UV...
What SPF do I need?
Sun protection factor (SPF) is a rating system introduced in 1974 and measures how much UVB radiation is needed before a sunburn shows up on protected skin relative to the amount of UVB radiation required to produce sunburn on unprotected skin. As the SPF value increases, sunburn protection increases. SPF...
Naturally Repair Sun Damaged Skin
Have you always loved the outdoors but didn’t always use sunscreen? Yeah, me too. We’ve all spent too much time at the pool or beach hoping to get a tan. We slathered 4 SPF sunscreen on (if we used any at all) and told ourselves we’d only be out there...
10 Healthy Skin Hacks
Healthy Skin Hacks Moms have a lot to accomplish during a typical day, and skincare sometimes gets pushed way down the priority list. We’d like to share several healthy skin hacks and strategies, as common-sense solutions to some common skin troubles, that don’t require the time or expense of a...
First Time Camping Tips
First Time Camping Tips I’m not a natural camper. I do love the outdoors with my family, but I don’t take naturally to sleeping outside. If you're like me, here are some camping tips. My Boy Scout hubby has taken us on several camping trips, and on every one of...
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