JOHNSON’S® 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine

My youngest daughter and I recently had an opportunity to sample several JOHNSON’S® Baby products as part of JOHNSON’S® 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine. This sample includes three products, JOHNSON’S® Baby Bubble Bath, JOHNSON’S® Baby Bedtime Moisture Wash, and JOHNSON’S® Baby Bedtime Lotion. All three products are lavender scented and are supposed to help you baby relax in preparation for a good night's sleep. In fact, JOHNSON’S® 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine is supposed to help babies sleep better in as little as one week.

The JOHNSON’S® 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine consists of three steps:

1 - A warm bath with JOHNSON’S® Baby Bubble Bath added to the water and JOHNSON’S® Baby Bedtime Moisture Wash to clean your baby.

2 - A lotion massage with JOHNSON’S® Baby Bedtime Lotion.

3 - Quite time to help your baby relax and get ready for bed.

My daughter and I received our sample a couple of weeks ago, and although we don't bathe her every night she really does enjoy the bath portion of JOHNSON’S® 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine. Here she is enjoying her bath:

After her bath we have what has become her favorite part of the whole evening - her lotion massage with JOHNSON’S® Baby Bedtime Lotion. We start the massage by putting a little bit of lotion on to her hand so she can help me:

Then the two of us gently give her a brief massage, spreading the lotion on her arms, legs, chest, and back. We rub the lotion in and then get her dressed in her pajamas. Then we settle down for a short song or story and then it's off to bed.

Over the past two weeks we have done the full 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine, with the warm bath, four or five times. Each time worked really well and she slept well all night long.  For the other nights, although we didn't have time for the bath portion of the routine (life with three kids can get really busy) I have made sure that she had her lotion massage and quiet time. 

Just adding these steps to my daughter's bedtime routine has helped.  She's never been a really good sleeper, but she has been sleeping better - only waking up with teething pain once or twice in the past couple of weeks instead of waking up nearly every night.  Now, as I get her ready for bed each night, she reaches for her lotion and wants her massage. She's happier, and as a mom who enjoys not having to wake up in the night, so am I. JOHNSON’S® 3-Step BEDTIME® Routine seems to be a success and it is going to become a regular part of our bedtime routine.

**The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own. Product samples and program incentives were received as compensation for this product review. Product testing and review were performed in compliance with guidelines provided by Crowdtap and JOHNSON’S® Baby.**

Aveeno Ultra-Calming and Nourishing Night Cream

I had the opportunity to sample Aveeno's Ultra-Calming Nourishing Night Cream.  I received three samples - one for myself and two that I gave away to friends so they could try this product as well. This product is meant to be gentle enough to nourish and moisturize sensitive skin.

First a little bit of background into my skin.  Ever since my last child was born, I've had sensitive skin and I've had to change my entire beauty routine.  Products have a tendency to either not work at all, leave my skin too oily after I use them, or make me break out.  I've also recently moved from the Midwest, where there's a decent amount of humidity, to the Mountain West where it is DRY - especially in the fall and winter when the heater is running at night.  I've been looking for a product that would work well with my skin and help me combat the chronic dryness of the air. With this in mind, I applied to sample this product.

Within a couple of days after starting to use this product, I saw a quick change to the overall dryness of my skin. Within a couple of days my face looked and felt better. And after a week, I only have to use Aveeno's Ultra-Calming Nourishing Night Cream at night, and I don't have to moisturize again in the morning.  

The only problem that I've had with this product is that it easy to put on too much.  I only need to put on a little bit - about the size of half a pea - after I've washed my face in the evening.  If I put on too much it does clog my pores a bit and causes my face to be a bit greasy in the morning, but as soon as I figured out how much to use it has worked just fine.

I don't know yet if I'll continue to use this product full time, since I also have another beauty serum that is lighter and also seems to work for my skin. But I do like how it works for me and when I'm at the store purchasing a moisturizer in the future it will definitely be high on my list.

**The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own. Product samples and program incentives were received as compensation for this product review. Product testing and review were performed in compliance with guidelines provided by Crowdtap and Aveeno.**