Life in the fun lane!
Life in the fun lane!
Sunscreen is a must for living the bicycle life, but no one wants the toxic nasties that are found in the mass-market brands, not cool!
We tested out Scratch Mommy’s non-toxic organic hand-crafted SkinShade Lotion (SPF 20+) in the heat of the Australian summer – phew!
Scratch Mommy’s Jessica Healey at work.THE GOOD
1. Non-micronized – the main active ingredient in this sunscreen is zinc oxide. Other brands use zinc oxide that has been ground down to nano-sized particles (micronized).
Plant-based oils provide excellent natural sun protection for your bicycle life.
Fresh air, sun and gentle body motion all help maintain a healthy glow, but too much can cause skin damage.
Even elephants and rhinoceros, with much tougher skin than humans, are known to regularly cover their hair-less bodies with a mineral mask to protect it from the sun!
Unfortunately, many sunscreens contain toxic chemicals and can increase our chance of skin cancer.
So at The Bike In My Life we went in search of the world’s best natural beauty secrets,
Oatmeal is known for it’s skin care qualities.
Bicycle Babes are excellent economists. Time is money and that’s why we ride because the least economical use of time is waiting: waiting in traffic, waiting for the train, waiting for a parking space to open up.
When we find something that saves both time and money we’re in bicycle-babe ecstasy.
This ugly, but awesome oatmeal hand-made soap just made our no-wait day, it saves time and money, and leaves you looking bicycle babalicious!
Oats are known to soothe, heal and reduce skin inflammation.
Busting the bicycle sweat myth is as easy as changing your soap.
My secret to sweat-free bicycling.
Getting to work on a bicycle, in fact getting anywhere by bicycle, does not have to include arriving looking and feeling like you’ve just stepped out of a sauna.
Riding a bicycle is more energy efficient than walking so it’s simply not possible to work up a sweat if you pedal at a leisurely bicycle-babe pace.
However, gentle body movement does cause the skin to become active which clears the mind,
Exercise is definitely said to keep you feeling younger, but it also actually keeps you looking younger.
So it’s no surprise that bicycle babes always look 5 years younger than they are. The bicycle is not just a freedom machine it’s a fountain of youth.
It’s all to do with testosterone, which for a bicycle babe does not sound like something you want more of unless, you know that it’s nature’s own anti-aging tonic.
A good 45 minute gym work out is what’s required to get the testosterone flowing, but when you ride a bicycle everywhere 45 minutes of exercise everyday is just standard.