in October 2024 Babies 🇬🇧

Sunscreen

What sunscreen are people using on their 6m+ babies? My girl is 7 months in 2 weeks, I tend to keep her shaded as a rule but would prefer to have a sunscreen on her too. My partner bought a normal CIEN kids one but it gives her little red spots, they don't seem to bother her but I'd rather not use it now. She doesn't have particularly sensitive skin in other ways and has no eczema etc.

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Nivea factor 50

I use the Ambre Solaire 'baby in the shade' factor 50. It is really lightweight and my son has dry skin which hasn't been affected by it. Only thing is that is does stain yellow on clothes x

Child’s farm x

I've been using child's farm

I make my own :) Dr Berg on YouTube recipe. Olive oil, coconut oil, aloe Vera and zinc oxide. Works like a dream and no nasty chemicals

@Katie is that… safe?

@Chloe hey 👋 I've been using it on myself for a few years as I heard some suncream ingredients are carcinogenic! I keep my bab in the shade of course but have just returned from a holiday in Gran Canaria (it was boiling) and the cream worked a treat. You can always test a tiny patch of anything on the inside of babys wrist first. But it's totally natural so i was very confident it would be safe. :) Hope this helps

@Katie there may not be any chemicals but you can't be sure it has the recommended UV protection and baby should be protected by factor 50 every two hours x

@Katie interesting! Not for me, but whatever works for you!

I’ve been using the child’s farm spray. My little boy has been out in the sun every single day and has been perfect. Also doesn’t stain clothes x

The little red spots could just be a little heat rash!

I use a Mineral sunscreen, they are few available on Amazon

I’ve been using Tesco factor 50, the UVA is 5 star. I always go off UVA rating as a lot of the more expensive brands are only 4 star or below xx

my little one has sensitive skin so we use green people xx