Serena Williams gets Butterflies

Getting butterflies can mean different things to different people.

For some people it’s that fluttery feeling in your tummy when you’re excited or nervous.

For some people getting butterflies means another trophy in their collection.

For tennis super-star turned rapper, Serena Williams it can also mean instant, no fuss sun protection!

At this year’s Kids Choice Awards sponsored by Nickelodeon Serena Williams received a pair of Pink Sunny Sleevez with a purple Butterfly tattoo design.

These 50 +UPF sun sleeves protect against 99% of UVA and UVB rays and are the simple, chemical-free sun, no mess answer to instant sun protection.

May-Skin Cancer Awareness Month – Self Exams lead to Early Detection

Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, afflicting more than two million Americans each year, a number that is rising rapidly. It is also the easiest to cure, if diagnosed and treated early. When allowed to progress, however, skin cancer can result in disfigurement and even death.

No matter where you live or how dark your skin is, you are vulnerable to skin cancer if you spend any time exposed to UV rays; whether they’re from the sun or from tanning beds. Along with taking preventative measures, the best way to prevent the threat of skin cancer is early prevention.

The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends that everyone practice monthly head-to-toe self examination of  their skin, so that they can find any new or changing lesions that might be cancerous or precancerous. Skin cancers found and removed early are almost always curable. Learn about the warnings signs of skin cancer and what to look for during a self examination. If you spot anything suspicious, see a doctor.

What you’ll need: a bright light, a full-length mirror, a hand mirror, 2 chairs or stools, a blow dryer, body maps and a pencil.

1	Examine your face, especially the nose, lips, mouth, and ears – front and back. Use one or both mirrors to get a clear view.
2	Thoroughly inspect your scalp, using a blow dryer and mirror to expose each section to view. Get a friend or family member to help, if you can.
3	Check your hands carefully: palms and backs, between the fingers and under the fingernails. Continue up the wrists to examine both front and back of your forearms.
4	Standing in front of the full-length mirror, begin at the elbows and scan all sides of your upper arms. Don’t forget the underarms
5	Next focus on the neck, chest, and torso. Women should lift breasts to view the underside.
6	With your back to the full-length mirror, use the hand mirror to inspect the back of your neck, shoulders, upper back, and any part of the back of your upper arms you could not view in step 4.
7	Still using both mirrors, scan your lower back, buttocks, and backs of both legs.
8	Sit down; prop each leg in turn on the other stool or chair. Use the hand mirror to examine the genitals. Check front and sides of both legs, thigh to shin, ankles, tops of feet, between toes and under toenails. Examine soles of feet and heels.

Sleevez zip-lining in the Dominican Republic

Summer is our busiest time of year which means there is little vacation time for the Sleevez family. However we LOVE to live vicariously through our products.

We would love to hear where you are wearing yours and see your snaps. Contact us here, all submissions will be posted on our website and eligible for our weekly drawing for some FREE goodies!

I am green with envy at the adventure a pair of black tie-dye Sunny Sleevez just went on.

Many thanks to Scott for sending me this email yesterday, you made my day

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 1:46 PM

Hey, Dashiel and company!  I recently got back from a family vacation to the Dominican Republic.  My wife, our two teenage girls, and I enjoyed relaxing on the beach in Punta Cana.  But one day we went out exploring and ended up zip-lining.  Luckily, I had brought my Sunny Sleevez along!  It was a hot day, but the sleevez not only kept me cool, but also protected me from a sunburn that many of our fellow adventurers got.  Thanks!

Love your product,

Scott Bokun

Sun Protection and Eczema Relief now available in Canada

We are so excited to announce that Sunny Sleevez are now available in Canada at online retailer The Eczema Company

Jennifer – Proud mother to 2 lovely children (1 with eczema & food allergies, 1 thankfully without) and lucky wife to a great father and husband.

Founded in 2011 by mother Jennifer Roberge after her little boy was diagnosed with eczema.

“My son’s chronic, severe eczema was very difficult emotionally for our entire family. I wanted to reach out to other families going through the same thing.

We found some really wonderful clothing to help prevent scratching and great, natural and non-toxic skincare to nourish dry eczema skin and wanted to share it with parents helping their children cope with eczema”.

Now Jennifer has added a range of ‘Classic” style Sunny Sleevez to provide instant, chemical-free sun protection for arms and top of hands.

Sun protection is extremely important for infants and children with damaged skin but even natural sunscreens can cause irritation and should not be applied to broken skin.

Now parents, grandparents and caregivers can “Slip on  Sunny Sleevez in the sun, and slide them off when they’re done!”

No mess, No missed spots. No fuss!

Sunny Sleevez will not only protect skin from the sun but also from scratching.

For extra cooling on hot days, wet your  Sunny Sleevez,  you still get the same 50+UPF protection (unlike cotton which actually gives even less protection when wet) and they feel super cool.

Light as a feather, cool as a breeze!

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One stop shopping for all your itchy relief needs.

Jennifer also shares non-allergic recipes as well as recent medical info on her blog and facebook page. Having a child with a medical condition can be really isolating so it’s great to be able to come to facebook and connect with other parents of ‘itchy kids’

Face book – http://www.facebook.com/theeczemacompany

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Walking in LA – Elyria Canyon

Elyria Canyon is located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Washington.

Elyria Canyon Park is a 35-acre nature park that provides a glimpse into the native habitat that once thrived in the hills near downtown Los Angeles.

In the 19th Century is was used for sheep and cattle-raising,  now a days it’s the well hidden treasure for locals from Cypress Park and Mount Washington to hike and picnic.

Hiking the peaceful trails it’s hard to believe it is situated only 3 Miles North of downtown !

There are about two miles of trails that meander to and through Elyria Canyon Park, which is administered by the Mountains Conservancy Foundation.

The Mt. Washington Association aided by the funds and tactical skills of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy saved the canyon land from a 180-unit condo.

A network of trails meanders through coastal sage scrub, chaparral, grassland and purple needle grass (once bountiful in Southern California).

The park boasts one of the finest examples of California black walnut woodland in Southern California, the height and girth of the walnut trees, along with the tree-sized stature of toyon and blue elderberry bushes; suggest the canyon has not burned in several decades.

The trails lead to views that take in Glendale, the Los Angeles River, Griffith Observatory, and the city.

As I am frankly more concerned with counting sheep that grazing them, our hikes are less about sitting and watching my flock, than herding them up hill and down, (more akin to a cattle drive), in an attempt to ensure a good nights kip, only then does mummy get some peace to sit and ponder!

Directions:

The main entrance to the park is located off Wollam Street in Glassell Park.

Exit off the 2 (Glendale) Freeway at San Fernando Road (just north of Interstate 5 and State 2 interchange).

Travel east on San Fernando Road to Division Street, turn left.

Go to Wollam Street, turn right and continue

to the end of the street and park in the dirt lot.

Trailhead signs are posted.

Alternatively you can start at the top of the trail, reached from Elyria Canyon Ave, directly opposite the Self Realization Center, on San Raphael

G’Night – Elyria Canyon Sunset Mount Washington 90065

Beyonce Under Cover – Out and about with Blue Ivy Carter

Beyonce has a new exercise for 2012, lots of walking with the added weight of new daughter Blue Ivy!

Since welcoming the January 7^th arrival of her first baby along with husband Jay Z, this new mom quickly got the hang of transporting her precious cargo in an infant carrier.

To make this change easier she also has started wearing flat shoes for the first time. “I never thought there would be a day when I wouldn’t wear heels,” Blue Ivy‘s mom admitted to People magazine. “Now that I have a child, I walk around holding her all day; I’m buying loafers and oxfords. I love them, because they’re comfortable and shorter heels too.” Said Beyonce.

Apparently husband Jay-Z likes her more laid-back style too “He loves it when I wear flat shoes, which is surprising – he never saw me in flats before!” she says. 

Through the cold winter months Beyonce kept baby Blue Ivy wrapped up warmly and shrouded by thick snuggly blankets but as the weather warms up we look forward to seeing Beyonce break out her 50+ UPF stroller blanket from “Sunny Stroller Shadez.”  Beyonce has a custom blanket in pink with “Blue Ivy” printed with a White Flower Vine design.

The “Light-as-a-feather, cool-as-a-breeze” stroller blanket blocks 99% of both UVB and UVA rays and features stretchy ties on all four corners to easily attach to mom’s favorite Bjorn carrier leaving mom’s hands free and keeping Beyonce and Blue Ivy cool and comfortable, avalable at http://www.sunnysleevez.com/stroller-shades-blankets/

In addition Beyonce will be protecting her little ones delicate arms from harsh UV rays with her new Pink Tie Dye ”Sunny Shrugz.” available http://www.sunnysleevez.com/products/Sun-Shrug-.html

Clearly all this walking  this has really paid off for the new mom, since giving birth just 4 months ago Beyonce has already lost almost 50 pounds and loves that her “waist came back so fast”

She says she had to get her tone back because she is “definitely softer,” she tells People.

“I feel my body bouncing back. Whatever was tight and muscular, like my legs, I’m seeing it come back. You just have to work at it,” she insists.

Beyonce credits her exercise routine which she mixes up  running, dancing and crunches on an exercise ball.

Double Congratulations – People Magazine has named Beyonce as 2012’s most beautiful woman. “I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth,” says Beyonce, 30, and adds  “I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth.”

Earth Day – Saving Nemo! -Save money, save your largest organ, save coral!

When swimming, some sunscreen can wash off your body into the surrounding waters, potentially affecting marine life

Save money, save your largest organ, save coral!

Did you know?

A 2008 scientific study showed that some commonly used chemical sunscreen ingredients cause coral bleaching.

• Each year between 4000-6000 metric tons (4400-6600 US tons) of sunscreen washes off swimmers and snorkelers into coral reef environments.

Four common sunscreen ingredients were shown to cause complete coral bleaching at very low concentrations. They are:

• • Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) – Sunscreen with several suspected human health effects.
  • Butylparaben - Preservative with several suspected human health effects.
  • Octinoxate (Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate) – Sunscreen with several suspected human health effects.
  • 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4MBC) – Sunscreen with several suspected human health effects. Allowed in Europe and Canada, not in USA or Japan.

• Up to 10% of the world’s coral reefs may be threatened by sunscreen induced coral bleaching.

Protecting your skin when swimming and snorkeling is vital.

Chemical sunscreens are not only bad news for coral but must be applied 20 minutes before going in the sun,  reapplied EVERY 2 hours, (more often after swimming and toweling off) but Many do not protect against UVA rays.

Instead wear sun protective clothing with a 30+UPF or higher. A regular white T shirt may give only a 15 UPF and this is further reduced when wet.

Sun protection shirts, swimsuits and sleeves are made with fabrics that keep their sun protection even when wet. They give instant, chemical free sun protection you never have to reapply.

Treat your sun protection clothing gently and it will protect your skin for years, saving you time, money, as well as helping to protect you from skin cancer and coral reefs from extinction!

Nemo hates sunscreen!

Sunscreens Cause Coral Bleaching by Promoting Viral Infections, and it was published in the peer reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives in 2008, Roberto Danovaro and his colleagues at the Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, Italy.