When can I put sunscreen on my baby?

The question is not only when can I put sunscreen on my baby but also which one is safest for my baby. He's going to be 3 months.

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I’m wondering the same thing! Especially because I’m about to go on vacation end of month with my 4 month old. My mom said there is a safe one to make at home so I’m trying to look that up because even the ones in the store yesterday for babies had so many chemicals

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Lol then there’s me that got baby sunscreen and put it on my 6wk baby 🫣 I used earth mama eczema one for his body and the stick for his face.

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I didn’t even know it was bad to use sunscreen, I just didn’t want him to get burned nor the opportunity for skin cancer

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So FDA recommends no younger than 6months because they can develop a rash (mine didn’t btw). But if you must, use a mineral one with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide

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They say six months but I used ThinkBaby before that and it was fine.

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During pregnancy I remember learning that no sunscreen till 6 months I just didn't remember why.

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The Environmental Working Group (ewg) has safe sunscreen and other product recommendations for babies and kids: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2017/06/19-best-scoring-sunscreens-babies-and-kids

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I use mineral based sunscreen :)
On my one year old

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Brand : Babo botanic face sunsceeen

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I agree, I didn’t start using until 6months … I just realized her baby is only 3 months

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I use the Hello Bello mineral sunscreen for my babies

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