My family and I went to California last week and one of the highlights of course was going to the beach. One day we spent a lot of time at Hermosa Beach. Hermosa Beach is in the south or maybe central coast of Los Angeles and is really nice with surf, a pier to walk down, bike/walking path and a real surf community feel.
One of the big problems though was there is Hermosa beach grease, some kind of beach grease or beach tar on the sand. I never saw it but it got stuck to our feet and even my wifes knee. I would love to have known how to avoid it but really it seems to be invisible. Anyway the Hermosa beach grease was terrible.
I asked a lifeguard about the sticky grease and he said the best way to get the grease off of your feet is to smooth suntan lotion into it for a minute and then wipe it off with a paper towel. It worked great! Try using your sauntan lotion at the end of the day and the tar will be off your feet. Apparently anything that is oily that you rub on will get rid of Hermosa beach grease.
One more thing. We spent four hours at the beach in mid March and I never put on any suntan lotion on my legs and boy did I pay the price. My legs never burn in the summer but after a winter without sun I burnt my legs terribly in just a few hours.
Put on the suntan lotion, and on your kids too, no matter what time of year it is.
