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Aquaphor’s Tender Loving Care For Your Skin- Not just for babies

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Aquaphor was one of the first brand names I remember other moms recommending on a message board when we were trying to conceive our first child.  It’s so great, they said.  So versatile.  Great quality.  So obviously, as time progressed and I got pregnant, and started preparing for baby, I purchased some of Aquaphor’s Baby Healing Ointment.  At first, I bought the tube.  Then I got some of the gentle baby wash and shampoo.  It wasn’t very long into my pregnancy that I discovered one of the many, many “surprises” that come along with the pregnancy hormones- skin changes.

Almost overnight my hands went from normal hands to dried up hands that felt like they were going to crack.  I was hooked.  I used the Aquaphor ointment on my hands, my feet, dry ankles, lips…everywhere.  By the time the baby came, I was on my second tube.  I got that tube, and a big tub.  Then I actually had a baby (and then two babies, and then the third baby) and we found we used Aquaphor Baby products very regularly.  When my mom started declining and started to need oxygen, I brought her a tub of Aquaphor.  She used it to soothe the irritated skin under her nose.

There are many uses for Aquaphor besides for baby care -caregivers for older children, adults and seniors who have incontinence issues can also use Aquaphor as a treatment for protection and for relief.

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I think my personal favorite application for Aquaphor’s Baby healing ointment (now that my littlest is 3) is to keep the kids lips, cheeks, nose and chin from getting chapped when playing outdoors.  We woke up to well over 3 feet of snow this morning, with drifts 6-8 feet high in places in our yard- there was nothing that would keep my kids inside.  They were ready to head outside before 7am .  Of course, they had absolutely nowhere to go since they couldn’t actually walk…but they all had Aquaphor on their little faces to protect their skin from the cold harsh wind (blizzard conditions lingering) and cold, wet snow.  I have been known to put some on my husband’s cheeks too before he heads out to snowblow the driveway.  I think I’ve done it so many times he does it on his own now!

 

 

 

Aquaphor DEFINITELY helps us to enjoy our favorite winter activity- playing outside in the snow !!!

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He was yelling into the the tunnel he dug to see if anyone in China could hear him. He’s 5. It was funny.

After a long day of playing outside, coming in to dry off and warm up, going back out…we were all pretty beat.  The kids were all in agreement that Aquaphor ROCKS! because they sent us Ice Age Continental Drift with some other goodies and we all snuggled in with blankets, hot cocoa, and enjoyed a relaxing family movie night.  I think we made a lot of memories this weekend- with the blizzard, not seeing out the bathroom window upstairs because there was a huge drift on the roof below it, playing hide and seek in the snowbanks…movie to end the day…that’s what this life is all about.

I received a prize package from Aquaphor to thank me for taking the time to share this post. Opinions are my own.

About Brett

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  21. Danny Rubio says

    Love going to the snow, since we live outside of Los Angles, we don’t have any local snow.. so we have to drive a hour to a hour and a half to get to some snow.

    Thank you… Single Dad Danny

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  27. shanta spradlin says

    I live in southern north carolina, on nice days we are outside and on colder days we stay in

  31. Virginia Rowell says

    Living in Florida, on the warm days (which was quite often this winter) we hang out at the beach!

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  55. heather Swarthout says

    So far my daughter hasn’t been old enough to play outside for a long time, but when she does our winter fun is her diving into the snow banks!

  58. julie cutshaw says

    I love a fun play in the snow here in TN with my grandson, I have a big steep front yard thats all down hill so he has a great place to ride his sleigh and we enjoy making snow cream when we get a fluffy snow. Then we head inside by the warm crackling fireplace & play checkers and enjoy the snow cream. Looks like your little ones had a fun time too. great review, thanks 🙂
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  60. Alycia says

    We do lots of playing in the snow – building tunnels/igloos!

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  71. Lauren says

    these days, we like to hang out inside under lots of blankets and catch up on movies or TV

  72. Coriander Warren says

    snowball fights and sledding til we’re pooped then inside for some hot cocoa and a movie

  77. thischickwins says

    taking long walks and throwing snowballs and eating peppermint patties at the same time

  78. Bella T. says

    We Texans are pansies in the cold weather so we like to make fires, cuddle, and watch tons of movies. lol

  85. Whitney Mitchell says

    We like to cuddle up with hot chocolate and a board game on a cold winter day.

  86. carol lewis says

    Getting together-all of us and having a dinner and playing with the little grandkids.

  103. Lisa Fonseca says

    Winter really doesn’t exist here (LOL) but on the rare occasion that we do have snow, we make snowballs (while the snow lasts) and throw them at each other. Happens once every 4 or 5 years.

  104. mary gardner says

    staying inside by the fire and drinking hot chocolate – i do not like the cold!

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  113. Vicki D. says

    Outdoors, it would be tubing. You go so much faster than on a tobaggon, and it’s so smooth.

  114. Rachel R. says

    We live in Florida, so our idea of fun is going some place where it actually snows!

  121. April V. says

    We live in Florida so there is no snow to play with. My idea of winter fun is sitting on a couch with a couple of pets and a good book.

  129. Jill Myrick says

    We love building snowmen, sledding and going out of town to ice skate when we can.

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  133. Michele P says

    sitting in front of a fire and watching the snow fall… living in Maine we do play outside in the snow, but rarely-we don’t really like the cold weather that much 😉

  137. Zipper McGee says

    We love to go to the park when it’s snowing and go down the slides and jump around. This is heavenly to my 4 year old. Then we come back in the house and have hot chocolate. Wow I love being 4 again while I watch him.

  139. Leslie L. Stanziani says

    We spend more time playing outside since winter is the only time it is not too humid or hot outdoors.

  149. Claudia says

    Building a snowman, Snowball fights, Snow Angels, Ice skating, Drinking hot cocoa, Cuddling & watching movies.

  150. Maggie Mason says

    We are in GA so don’t get the snow but love to bundle up and play basketball or go on walks. Thanks!

  153. Paula Michele Hafner says

    We like to poke around in antique stores or thrift stores. We enjoy going on day trips to small towns around us, looking for treasures 🙂

  161. Yona says

    We like going to stay at hotels to swim in the pools and luxuriate in the jacuzzi tubs. Outside, we like taking road trips.

  165. Jennifer Reed says

    We stay inside too much during the winter but occasionally we play outside in the snow or make a snowman.

  167. gina says

    Going for a walk as the snow is falling & trying to catch snowflakes in our mouths, also running in the snow with our dog…my son is 2.

  172. Stacey B says

    Since I live in FL we do mostly the same activities we do in summer.. except we do love that we can go outside and play without sweating our butts off

  177. Pauline M says

    We are all skiiers! I got my kids started with lessons through our school in 3rd grade and they’ve been at it ever since!

  179. nikki krutz says

    this year we got some unusual fun, we got to go sledding! we usually don’t get or keep enough snow for sledding but this year we got two snowstorms in kansas within a week (have a snow day today because of this second storm!).

  180. Wendy O. says

    We love sledding & shoveling snow! (My daughter is 2… I’m sure she’ll get over the “shoveling is fun!” stage, but I’ll take it as long as I can.)

  182. Ellie W says

    We don’t get much winter weather in N. Texas but my little guys love snowball fights and building snowmen on the rare occasion we get snow.

  202. Robyn Galloway says

    Making popcorn and cuddling up to watch a movie, we aren’t really the biggest fans of cold weather 🙂

  206. cwaltz says

    The kids love snowball fights. Me? Cuddling on the couch INSIDE. What can I say? I’m only going out in the snow if I have to(and I sometimes do.)

  209. Crystal F says

    Just going out and throwing snowballs, making snowangels and running around in the snow. We don’t get a lot of snow so we enjoy it when we do. thank you!

  210. Jennifer C says

    Having fun in winter in Florida is being able to go outside and enjoy a beautiful, cold day just walking around downtown.

  226. Rebecca Graham says

    We don’t get any snow here so we watch movies and drink hot chocolate and patiently wait for summertime.

  240. leah beers says

    Well we don’t get much snow (if any at all) in Texas. On cold winter nights we like to snuggle up on the couch under a huge blanket and watch movies and drink hot chocolate.

  272. Tracy S says

    Playing outside making snowmen and jumping in the snow. Then going in the house for hot chocolate!

  281. Caitlan Meador says

    Aquaphor is amazing stuff. The adults in our house use it to fight dray cracked skin and my 3 year old lives with it on his lips to keep them from chapping. I LOVE IT!!!

  283. Cheryl Chervitz says

    Me and the furbabies like to go out and play in the snow, just walking around and jumping in the snow, making snow angels.

  286. Sherry J. says

    My children love building a snowman and having snowball fights but unfortunately we moved away from snow last year 🙁

  292. Andrea M says

    Right now it’s just running around in the snow but I hope when my kiddos are older I can get back on the slopes!

  294. Fiona N says

    Watching movies and playing bingo are my favorite activities for winter!
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  295. Sue Hull says

    Since I live in Ca. where it doesn’t snow we can’t play in it. I do love the snow tho 🙂
    My 2 neices love to do crafts,watch movies and play games on Wii. I remember when my daughter was little and we took her to the snow,it was definitely a good memory and kodak moment.You guys are lucky to get snow. Thank you for the great giveaway! 🙂

  299. G says

    I enjoy ice skating but my favorite winter activity when it does snow (which is not often in eastern nc)…..is for me and hubby to take a little walk with a couple of the dogs. My current oldest who is now 12 acts like a puppy when it snows and I love seeing her like that. Snow brings her such happiness…..she literally puts her nose down and snow plows trails through the snow and flops on her back and rolls. This is an otherwise very laid back girl who is very much a diva and will refuse to go outside in the rain and who also waits for the dew to dry in the am before going out. Seeing her have so much fun in the snow is my favorite thing about snow…

  302. Karen Glatt says

    My family’s idea of winter fun is to go sledding when there is snow at the big sledding hill down the street. And to make a big snowman. Plus we like to stay in and watch the snow falling and drink our favorite hot drink and watch a movie!

  307. Jane m says

    We love sledding, making snow people, walking around the neighborhood to spot all the birds nest in the “naked trees”

  311. Danielle Davis/Grady says

    We havent had any snow or anything here but when there is snow we like to have snowball fights & built snowmen! 🙂
    Thank you!

  316. Shiela Arroyo says

    We like to get all of our snow clothes on and go outside to make snowmen and go sledding. Then we come in and drink hot chocolate…yummmy!!!

  317. Annmarie W. says

    We like to sit inside by the fire…and bake cookies…and my kids love to go sledding. And we’ll be going snowtubing in a couple of weeks for the 1st time ever!

  318. Becky Richied says

    at first snow we love to run out and make a snowman, unfortunately here in Oregon, the amount of snow means we are moreso making a mudman…LOL

  335. Michelle C says

    Snuggling up in a warm blanket and watching a good movie! We don’t really enjoy cold weather very much. Thanks for the chance to win!
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  344. Nicole Lancaster says

    My family’s idea of winter fun is going to the mountains to sled and then getting hot cocoa at one of the shops.

  345. Amanda Alvarado says

    When we get cold, we like to snuggle under a blanket and watch movies with some hot chocolate!

  351. robin says

    We go sledding and build snow forts and see who can build the best snowman which never ends up being me for some reason… we love having hot cocoa and watching movies too!

  353. Gayle says

    Sledding down the grandparents hill after a freshly-fallen snow and tossing a few snowballs around.

  358. Wild Orchid says

    We love to go sledding.
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  363. Caitlin Chapman says

    Well, yesterday my husband and his friends decided they were all going to build a real igloo. IN OUR FRONT YARD. so now, there is a massive IGLOO in our front yard. It cracks me up!

  364. Kimberly D Miller says

    Well DH and I enjoy staying inside sippin’ hot cocoa and baking sweets or soups with the curtains pulled back so we can look out the windows while a movie plays in the background.

  366. sandy weinstein says

    unlike many of the other people that have responded, i dont like the cold and hate snow.. which is why i am moving to fl. i have carpal tunnel in both hands and the cold causes problems. my dogs like it to a point but then i have to use the blowdryer on them when they come in to get the snow balls out of their feathers.

  374. Sam Herrmann says

    We love going outside to make snowmen and snowforts. Then we have a nice snowball fight and come in to delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows to warm us up!

  375. Jennifer Hedden says

    We love going out in the snow and go sledding, make snow angels, make a snowman, snowball fights and just enjoy the snow. Then we like to come in and warm up with some hot chocolate.

  389. Christina says

    We don’t have much in the way of winter in Florida, so we just take advantage of the lower temps and lower humidity and spend as much time as we can outside. Visiting state parks to hike the trails, going for bike rides, playing outdoors. I’m from New England, I love and miss the snow so much! My kids saw snow for the first time this Christmas, they thought it was too cold, so I was outside playing in the snow by myself LOL

  390. laurie nykaza says

    We like to take a trip to the mountains to go in the snow the kids would take there sleds and ride down the hill drink coco

  392. Tara Liebing says

    My son likes to go out and go sledding, I prefer staying in the warm house and watvhing a movie

  393. Kathleen says

    My family likes to play in the snow; snowboard, saucers, snowmobile, and ski. But me; NO WAY. I do not like winter. For me, winter fun is sitting by a fire reading a GREAT book!

  394. Fawn H says

    My boys love anything outside and are just learning to snow ski. I myself am not a big fan of winter, so I prefer anything indoors.

  401. Cheryl Abdelnour says

    WHEN MY SONS WERE YOUNG THEY WENT SLEDDING, HAD SNOWBALL FIGHTS, BUILT FORTS ECT… I WOULD BAKE SOMETHING FOR WHEN THEY CAME, MAYBE COOKIES, BREAD, OR A CAKE.

  420. Jill A. Collins says

    We don’t always get snow here, but it gets really cold and icy when we do get bad weather. That means we stay in by the fire, make hot chocolate the old fashioned way with cocoa powder, powdered sugar and milk on the stove top and lots of really good movies with popcor and a warm blanket.

  426. Mary Beth Elderton says

    Our idea of winter fun is Mardi Gras or New Orleans Jazz Festival. LOL. Even living in Denver some time and here in St. louis where we’ve already had some snow,I don’t see myself out on a snow board 🙂

  431. Allyson Bossie says

    We stay inside a lot during the winter because I don’t want the kids to get sick. We like things like dancing, listening to music, playing games, etc. However, it snowed once this year and they loved plyaing in it depsite the fact they all got a cold!

  433. Sandy VanHoey says

    I haven’t done it in some time but lived in Michigan where my grandchildren are for many years and we liked sledding, ice skating, making snow forts, all things like that.

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