Sports Product Review

OK. Sometimes I can be really stupid. Last week, my niece and nephew were out from the Midwest for a visit. They said all they wanted to do was go to the beach. So, along with my wife and kids, they went every day. Saturday, I finally took a day off of work and joined them. It was an ideal beach day. Not a cloud in the sky, warm and breezy – perfect weather.

Baseball season had recently ended and I hadn't been to the beach yet this summer. I took off my shirt and decided it was high time to get rid of my “coach’s tan.” My daughter said, “You’re going to get burned,” but I didn’t worry about it. About three hours later I was feeling a little red so I finally got out the sunscreen. Too little, too late.

I woke up the next day, as red as a beet in the shape of a T-shirt. It was so bad I had trouble sleeping a few nights. We all know what comes next, the peeling and maybe even blistering. Sure enough, in the middle of my chest, I not only peeled, but suffered a dozen or so small blisters. As stupid as getting burned like that was, what I did next was kind of smart.

I remembered that a couple of years ago the people at Mission Skin care (www.missionskincare.com) sent me some of their Ultra-Soothing After-Sun Revive Gel. I hadn’t used it for a sunburn before and thought I’d give it a shot. The website says, “Tested and proven in some of the harshest environments on earth, After-Sun Revive Gel is a high-performance recovery product that's vitamin and antioxidant enriched, so it's perfect for anyone who faces the elements -- even if the most extreme thing you do is just lay out at the beach.”

Well, in my case, lying out at the beach was extreme. I slathered my chest with the ointment and instantly felt better. But more impressively, a day later, nearly all the blisters were gone and the peeling had stopped. I’d tried ordinary lotion as well as aloe, and got nowhere near the same results. This stuff worked wonders. And you don’t have to use it only when you’ve been sunburned. It’s excellent care for skin that is exposed to any elements; cold, wind, sun, and more. It would also work great as an after-shave balm.

We all know what an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of. So the best course of action next time will be to reach for the sunblock much sooner. But when I “forget,” again, as I probably will, it’s nice to know Mission has a cure.

Source: Mission Skincare