I have been compensated by Johnson’s® Baby for this post; however, I am sharing my own thoughts. All opinions are my own.
Being a mom or three who travels all the time has left me in some pretty precarious situations with the need for things I have not had with me.
We all know that necessity is the mother of invention and rather than buckling three kids up in car seats after being unpacked in a rental home or resort, or trying to replace what I forgot, I got creative. It takes too much to get three kids up and out of our room or a rental home so I just try to make due. Making due has allowed me to curate a rather well-weathered list of travel hacks that can help anyone else that travels and forget stuff.
Today, as I lavishly live life out loud I am going to share 3 travel hacks for baby lotion that you might never have thought of or used! I have so these are tested, true and fabulous for making vacation and travel go off without a hitch!
TRAVELING AS MOM
What I have learned after years of traveling and years of traveling with kids is that they have the best stuff in their bags and as a mom, you gotta learn how to rock those products. Their diaper bag transitioned into little backpacks and when they don’t pack their bags anymore, I now pack the Johnson’s® Baby lotion in my bag, because it works.
Shaving Cream Hack
I took a look at my legs as we were unpacking and ready to head to the pool and I about screamed. All week I had meant to take care of shaving. No, I am not a hairy beast but stubble in the sun is worse than hairiness on my legs.
HACK #1
Shaving cream in a pinch without getting under the faucet. Lather up the leg that is in need, and run the razor up from the ankle to the knee. I generally use a ‘wad’ of tissues to clean off the razor or really hot steaming water, cold water will not take the baby lotion off the razor.
*Word of caution, razors are sharp and the handle can become slick from baby lotion, so, wipe you hand with a tissue before you attempt to clean the razor. The wad of tissue should be thick enough that the razor cannot get through, yet thin enough that you can still clean the razor head.
Humidity and Hair
I have curly tresses, and I have frizzy hair. You might now believe it from some of the images you have seen, but it’s true. Warm weather is NOT my hair’s BFF and I have to say I have forgotten my ‘de-frizz’ bottle more than once! When we go out, I like to get cleaned up and feel as great as the winds blowing on me from the hot tropical sun, but without frizz containment I just am miserable.
HACK #2
I dug into the kid’s bag for Johnson’s® Baby Lotion. The clean, fresh smell of Johnson’s® Baby Lotion is just one of the great perks of using this hack. However, it is not just about that fresh smell wafting about, it’s about a game changer!
I rub a dime size amount into the palm of my hand, and then I rub it through my hair, from the underneath first and then with the remaining amount on the top of my hair from the roots down. Goodbye frizz and hello to soft and shiny hair that is so much less frizzy!
Polyester and Nylon Nightmares
While I am not going to bash material that packs without issues, that can be rolled into a ball and still look like a million bucks when you unroll the packed wad, I am going to say this material is not your body’s friend.
Polyester anything in my book is King of Cling and cling and heat does not work. A style is not fashion if it is sticking to you, cause you are writing the book of ‘What not to Wear!’
HACK #3
Clothing static cling will disappear if you use Johnson’s® Baby lLotion You will need your Johnson’s® Baby lotion, a quarter-sized amount of lotion. Squeeze this drop of lotion into the palm of your hand and rub your hands together, you don’t want the lotion to show on your hands, but you want your hands freshly ‘moistened’ from putting this on. Go to the inside of the Polyester Prince of clothing piece and rub it down from the top to the bottom.
The static won’t be clinging anymore and the Polyester will have met its match. This is true for those nylon pieces as well. While this clothing is great for packing, it needs a little help when styling, so beware of the cling!
Finally, (if you have traveled to a cold place and you have for some reason decided to wear pantyhose (eye roll) rub this on the pantyhose so they do not stick to your clothing. Simple and easy!
Where to Find Johnson’s® Baby Lotion
Finding Johnson’s® Baby lotion is easy, just head to your local Walmart. You will find it in the aisle with diapers and I found my on the end cap because it is so popular with moms and dads already, just add a few more reasons to join into the love on the Johnson’s® Baby lotion.
Purchase a small bottle and a large bottle, I toss one in our bags all the time. In fact, I just leave on in the piece of luggage I have for my trips since I take the same bag every time! Lavishly live travel out loud with my easy hacks to combat static cling, hair frizz and shaving ease!
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These hacks are definitely so helpful! I have definitely used this as a shaving aid before and it works miracles.
Ooh, interesting! I’ve only ever used baby lotion on my baby before. I’ll definitely be trying some of these hacks on myself soon 😀
Louise x
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i shave my head sooooooo good old baby lotion won’t work for me – even though i used this when i was younger and switched the dove – this cream was my everyday thing! – good tips btw
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There was a time where I used to be obsessed with baby lotion. The smell the feel the effects! & then I got caught up with brands and forgot all about it! I’ll have to get it back out of the drawer and wipe away the cob webs!
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Hack #4 Use it as awesomely delicious smelling lotion!!
Hack #5 Rub a small amount into faded areas of black clothing to bring back their natural glow.
Challenging times tend to make us most creative, don’t they? These are very creative hacks. Thanks for sharing!
this post was so helpful! i normally don’t travel with baby lotion, but knowing i can use it for hair and shaving, i will definitely try to fit that in my bag from now on just for some peace of mind. thank you!
Who knew?! I swear there’s been a bottle of Johnson’s Baby Lotion in our bathroom for the better part of 25 years. There’s something comforting to me about the way it smells. I’m definitely going to be trying the anti-frizz hack. Summer hair can be so unruly at times. x
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i never thought baby lotion can be used as shaving cream. it’s a first time for me.
I have never tried lotion as a shaving cream, but will give this a try and see how it works. I have definitely used it on my hair a few times, to tame the beast 😉
Those are very cool hacks to use with a baby lotion. I am not sure I would have thought of the hair one at all. I might have thought of the shaving one in a pinch. But thank you for the great ideas here.
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Really? I’ve never tried using baby lotion on my hair. That makes total sense and I can’t believe I have never thought of it before. Thanks for these awesome hacks!
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What a nice hack! Will definitely try it soon.
I always use lotion or hair conditioner as a shaving cream. It does a fab job. I have put some baby lotion on the ends of my hair too but I have never used it to reduce static. Great tip.
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We dont have this brand in Paris so I use Mustela for my twins. Anyway your ha ks are so cool!
I would of never imaginged baby lotion would be so important and useful for so many things. I could use it for my crazy hair in humin places, I need to go buy some asap!
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In my country Johnson baby lotion is the most used brand for baby lotion . But I never tought its also useful for shaving cream . I should try it
I’ve never bought baby lotion in my life (no reason to lol), I never considered it could be used for anything outside of babies! I definitely believe that it could be good for your hair though.
Oh I love baby lotion! Not only for now multi purpose it is but the smell! It’s so clean and fresh and reminds me of babies! I love it
Oh I never thought to use baby lotion for shaving! Great idea! We have so much of the stuff around the house, I will try these!
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I’ve always loved the smell of that lotion and grew up using it and seeing my mom use it on the babies in our home… It has a great history.
I have used moisturiser in my hair before but never baby lotion but I guess it would work on the same principle. Great hacks.
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It looks so easy as you explain it! I am giving it a try on some of your hacks, thanks for sharing!
Wow, never thought a baby lotion could be so versatile and useful for so many thing! very helpful and creative post!
I had no idea you could do so many things with baby lotion! The tip for the frizzy hair is the most useful for me and I’ll definitely try it!
Great hacks! I bet it made your skin feel amazing on your legs, I often find that shaving can make my skin really dry, so this is a great way of getting around that.
Wow. these are all sounds like good hacks and I didn’t know that it works with hair too glad that you share this
It’s good that you can find versatile products like this which can double up to be used on loads of things x
baby lotion in hair! Are you serious! This is awesome! I didnot know you could do such things!
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Wow, love these hacks! I had no idea so much could be done Johnson’s Baby Lotion!
These are really practical hacks that makes this baby lotion something that you would take with you. As a keen camper and hiker, this would prove useful on a number of trips we take to the great outdoors.
Traveling with kids can be hard. Ok, it can be exhausting and expensive but, it’s worth it…especially when you have a few travel hacks up your sleeve. Thanks!
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I am not ashamed to admit that I have used the shaving cream hack using baby lotion and it worked perfectly. Some great options x
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