Self-Care Essentials to Bring to a Camping Music Festival

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Everyone should experience a camping music festival at least once in their lives. It's on a completely alternative level compared to simply attending a music festival & then retreating to your hotel room every night. Not only have I been to 10 multi-day music festivals, two of those were multi-day tent camping.

When you're camping at a music festival you need to take care of yourself over the course of the next few days in order to make it out of the fest in one piece. Veteran campers often utter the motto "it's a race not a marathon" to newbies. If you want to not only survive but completely enjoy your camping music festival, then you're going to need a few self-care essentials!

1. A Good Moisturizer

When you're outside in the sun all day your skin tends to feel like a dry shriveled prune. Start off with a layer of SPF then incorporate Cetaphil® Moisturizing Cream into your moisturizing & beauty routine. You'll feel refreshed & rejuvenated. The non-greasy formula is excellent for hands, feet, elbows, knees, & any other areas that require intensive moisturization — literally your entire body if you're at a camping music festival.

Cetaphil® Moisturizing Cream provides lasting moisture to replenish sensitive, dry skin to help you survive the dirt, dust, & intense sun. Cetaphil® is gentle for sensitive skin making it a great match for someone with eczema prone skin like myself. I bought my Cetaphil® products at Target since it's my go to spot for everything — workout gear, makeup, blog props, & obviously body moisturizer! You can find Cetaphil® in the dermatologist recommended section. Visit the Social Hub here for more Cetaphil® inspiration!

2. Baby Wipes

There's always a dirty element to music festivals whether it's dirt, sand, leaves, rain. Add camping to the mix & you can include spilled food, drink, ice, smudged makeup, too much sunscreen, you name it. Lines for the showers can be over an hour long. Do yourself a favor & bring baby wipes. They're great for a touch-up, especially if your feet, legs, arms, face, & neck get dusty.

3. Battery Operated Personal Fan

Believe me. You'll want this! The desert air feels constricting when you're taking a nap in your tent mid-day with sun beating down. A battery operated mini fan will do you some good & give you some comfort. My boyfriend bought one for our second camping music festival, & it was almost as good as having an air conditioning blowing on you — well,  at least that's what it feels like when you're out in the heat.

4. A Bandana

You definitely don't want to inhale the desert dirt all day for three days straight. I made a mistake during my first music festival. At the end of the three days I had a terrible cough & ended up getting sick. Invest in a stylish bandana to cover your mouth & nose. Your lungs will appreciate it. I never had a cough or got sick or had the sniffles after a festival again.

5. A Kimono

Since you're outside all day trying to enjoy one band to the next, you'll want to shield yourself from the sun the best you can. Pair a light kimono with a hat, sunglasses, & a high SPF sunscreen to block the sun from bearing down on your neck, back, & shoulders. You can also moisturize with your Cetaphil® Moisturizing Cream. A kimono is sheer enough to not create additional layers or heat but it covers you enough to slightly filter the sun.

* Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Collective Bias, Inc. & its advertiser. As always, all opinions are 100% mine aka Carmen's. Learn more about my disclosure. :]