Lately, I’ve been asking lots of people a question: “Do you put on sunscreen every day?” Most of the time, people answer no, and then find themselves confused that I even asked such a thing. The other ~30 percent of the time, (s)he will nod, and I’ll give her/him a high five. (It’s usually a “her”). But when I ask that subset of sunscreen-wearing people a follow-up question, “Do you apply sunscreen everywhere, or just on your face?” They…

Long after I had outgrown the target demographic for children’s and baby shampoos, I continued to use Johnson’s Baby Tear Free Shampoo because I loved the smell. Since then, I’ve switched over to sulfate-free shampoo, but I still find myself drawn to baby products, because I’m always looking for products that won’t irritate my skin—and what could be less irritating than stuff that’s specifically to touch the skin of babes?

Imagine that you’re outside in the middle of August. Everything is sticky, and the air so humid that you feel like the whole world took a hot shower and forgot to open the bathroom door to let the steam out. You’ve been outside for about two hours, which means that you need to reapply your sunscreen. Yessss! You’ve been waiting for this moment…because applying sunscreen feels like stepping into store that has A/C on full blast. Wait, what?