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Pregnancy safe sunscreen

Mamas help!! I am travelling tomorrow to a sunny destination and have realised I don’t have a proper body sunscreen that’s safe to use in pregnancy. Does anyone have any good recommendations that wouldn’t harm the baby with the chemicals but are efficient in preventing sunburns?

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I think they are all pregnancy safe, there’s a lot of misinformation around SPFs. Check out Caroline Hirons’ app Skin Rocks

Thanks @Sara for the Recco, this sounds perfect but I’m out of time to order it online 😭 wish I knew about it sooner! @Sarah I completely agree! Every article says a different thing, it’s so confusing 🙈 I will check it out, thank you!

Apparently mineral sunscreens should be safe for pregnancy as actives such as Oxybenzone in chemical sunscreens were found to be absorbed in bloodstream. Though it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s unsafe for pregnancy, but I’m very cautious with everything so just avoid it. I heard about this from board-certified US dermatologist on youtube https://youtu.be/_70KCof0S3c . For mineral sunscreens, Boots has a list of them https://www.boots.com/inspiration-advice/sun-and-holiday-inspiration/summer-beauty/best-mineral-sunscreens

I’m going away next week and I’ve ordered one called ‘Think Baby’ Apparently MooGoo is supposed to be good too which is from Holland & Barrett’s. I use an app called Yuka and it explains which has the most toxins in. Those two come up as two of the best