Rachel Saslow, a former editorial aide for The Washington Post, lives in the District with her husband and daughter. It takes some work to rub in enough to get rid of white splotches of lotion. Goddess Garden Baby Natural Sunscreen SPF 30:The label says that it’s 95 percent organic, but more importantly, it meets Hendi’s requirement of containing zinc oxide as an active ingredient. Plus, it’s smaller than a deck of cards and slips easily into the diaper bag. Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Sunblock Stick SPF 60:Parents can use this product anywhere on their babies, but it’s especially great for the face. Hendi says sprays are fine to use, but it would be smart for parents to spray the lotion in their hands and then rub it on the baby, rather than trying to spray the child directly. That says it all.Ĭoppertone Water Babies Quick Cover Lotion Spray SPF 50 Sunscreen: A spray sunscreen sounds like a disaster waiting to happen with a squirmy baby who doesn’t know how to hold his or her breath. (Read: your baby may still have white splotches of lotion no matter how thoroughly you try to rub it in.) Here are some sunscreen options for lathering on your little one:Īveeno Baby Continuous Protection Sunblock Lotion With SPF 55: This is not an official endorsement, and Hendi doesn’t have any affiliation with Aveeno, but he uses this sunblock on his toddler. For babies younger than 6 months, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests keeping them out of direct sunlight and only using sunscreen sparingly on small areas of the body, such as the face and the backs of hands, if protective clothing and shade aren’t available.īaby sunscreens tend to have a whitish tint to them because of the active ingredients, but the extent of it varies from brand to brand depending on the formulation. Sun hats, lightweight shirts with SPF in them and staying in the shade are all important, too. Sunscreen should be just one of many sun-protection tools, Hendi says. Study after study shows that people don’t apply enough sunscreen. An adult should use a shot-glass full to cover his or her body, so use maybe a third of that for a child, according to the AAD. Also, apply a thicker layer than you think you need. Parents should reapply sunscreen on their children every two or three hours, or after kids get out of the pool (yes, even if the bottle says “waterproof”). The difference between SPF 30 and SPF 50 is negligible compared to the importance of reapplying, Hendi says. “All of the ingredients are generally accepted as safe and any potential risk is far, far less than the known, documented risk of skin cancers.”Īs for the SPF level, anything 30 and above is good, according to Hendi and the American Academy of Dermatology. “Parents hear ‘chemicals’ and they get really scared, because even these sunscreens have chemicals in them,” Hendi says. Although this product is non-toxic, it is for topical use only and always keep out of eyes and mouth.Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Sunblock Stick (Rachel Saslow) Supervise use of this product with children. Keep out of eyes and rinse thoroughly with water to remove. Ingredients: Aqua, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, *Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, *Prunis Dulcis Oil, Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Non-Nano Titanium Dioxide, Rubu Idaeus Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Cetearyl Olivate & Sorbitan Olivate, Lactobacillus Ferment * Organic Ingredient Be aware that sun protection level is significantly reduced by decreasing the quantity applied on the skin. Apply generously all over the body 10-15 minutes before sun exposure and reapply frequently especially after swimming, sweating and skin drying. Fragrance is from plant extracts & this product is 100% natural and gentle on the body.ĭirections: Test a small area of the body with a little amount before using. No synthetic ingredients or artificial fragrance. Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Sunscreen SPF 50 provides 100 mineral sun protection that is made for babys delicate skin, featuring our breakthrough. This sunscreen is reef safe to help protect our beautiful barrier reefs as well as our oceanic friend’s ecosystems along with your precious skin. Manufactured and certified in the EU to meet & exceed the highest internationally recognized standards in product testing and certification. Proudly designed & formulated for the Turks and Caicos Islands. 100% natural and reef safe as it contains non-nano Zinc Oxide and non-nano Titanium Dioxide. This is a high protection creamy sunscreen highly resistant to water, sweat & rubbing from clothes and towels. A nourishing warm cacao sunscreen formulated specifically for sensitive skin & babies.
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