Gear review: All Terrain Biker's Care Kit

A sampling of All Terrain all-natural products

There is no disputing that the amount of time you spend outdoors has a direct correlation to your health. Exercise, fresh air, absence of stress, the sounds of birds instead of honking car horns, it all adds up to a healthy lifestyle.

All Terrain products, made from all natural ingredients, in packaging that is recycled and/or biodegradable, offers a full line of high-performance skin care for the high-performance customer. Whether you’re a hiker, kayaker, skier, camper, backpacker, biker, you can protect yourself with chemical-free options. Like the Biker’s Care Kit. It is just one of many activity-specific kits that come in a small, convenient mesh bag and contains the following natural protective products:

Terra Sport SPF30

TerraSport SPF30 Sunblock (1oz): Sweat and water resistant without stinging the eyes, this sunblock is unique. It contains small granules that gently and slightly exfoliate your face first to help the sunblock adhere. And, despite all the natural ingredients, it does in fact protect your face and doesn't make your skin (especially your face) feel greasy or slimy.  

HandSanz

HandSanz (2oz): You need clean hands when you’re riding. Aside from the natural process of relieving half a hydration pack of water, you may need to doctor and clean wounds. HandSanz is an all natural, fragrance-free instant anti-septic sanitizer. It fits easily in your Camelbak.

Lip Armor

Lip Armor w/SPF25: This is without a doubt the best lip balm I have ever come across. Not only does it work better than the considerably more expensive and fancy lip balms I’ve tried but it has an invigorating fresh mint flavor. Z-Cote® helps prevent burned or chapped lips in the first place. Shea Butter, Vitamin E, and hemp seed oil (the best plant source of essential fatty acids) heal your lips keeping them smooth and moist. 

Recovery Rub

Recovery Rub (1oz): Use before riding to loosen up muscles or afterwards to provide cool, deep penetrating relief to your muscles and joints. I’ve used this on my hands after a couple of hours at the climbing gym to soothe aching fingers, hands and wrists. What I like about the Recovery Rub is that works like Ben-Gay or Icy Hot but smells like cinnamon.  

Aloe Gel Skin Relief

Aloe Gel Skin Repair (2oz): Sun burn happens. Wounds fester. Bugs bite. Bees sting. It is the price we pay to enjoy the outdoors. Aloe vera is a natural remedy that promotes the healing process from minor burns, skin irritations and dryness. Aloe Gel Skin Repair contains high quality aloe with 0.5 percent Allantion plus traditional healing herbs. 

If you live in Minneapolis, you can find All Terrain products at the following retail locations:

• Valley Natural Foods (Burnsville. 952-891-1212)
• REI (Bloomington, 952-884-4315)
• Mississippi Market (St Paul, 651-310-9499)
• Fresh N Natural Foods (Bloomington, 952-228-2840)
• Everyday Goods (Bloomington 952-829-0590)
• Seward Co-op (Minneapolis, 612-338-2465)
• Linden Hills Co-op (Minneapolis)
• North Face (Minneapolis)

The Biker’s Care Kit retails for $19.99. If you can’t find the Biker’s Care Kit at any of the above retailers, you can buy online at All Terrain.