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I didn’t know and used kid sunscreen on my baby who is 5 months. Then I saw on the bottle that it wasn’t recommended for babies under 6 months. Why is that? Will my baby be okay? Has anyone else ever done the same thing? We were out in the sun all day and I just thought kid sunscreen would be fine. Now I am nervous…

As long as you use small amounts, your baby should be fine.

Here is what I found on iVillage.com:

There are two very important reasons for not overusing sunscreen in young babies:

1. Infants and children have what is called a high body surface to volume ratio. What this means is that proportionately babies have more skin for the size body as compared to an adult. Sunscreens are made of chemicals. On the older child and adult, the chemical exposure is relatively minimal because the body surface ratio is smaller than a baby. Therefore, babies get a higher "dose" of sunscreen than do those older. While this exposure would most likely not cause any problems, the likelihood of an adverse reaction is greater.

2. Babies have a mildly impaired mechanism to keep cool by sweating. In addition, they have a greater risk of becoming dehydrated due to heat. Sunscreen can somewhat impair effective cooling by perspiration, so placing it on an infant could be detrimental.

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I’m Asian, and I tan so so easily, which worries me, because I don’t know if the sunblock/sunscreen is working.
Also, I can’t stop in the middle of practice to reapply sunblock/sunscreen. (Practice is like 1 hour and a half for me)

blue lizard is the best. i get it from the dermatologist office, but you don’t have to see one to get it. you can just go in and purchase the sunscreen. a good cheaper one is bullfrog.

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My son is 2 months old. I love taking him on walks but its getting pretty sunny out these days. Can I put sun screen on him?

My doctor specifically said no sunscreen before 6 months.

I know what you mean about getting sun during walks. I did 2 things, I found a sun canopy extender from target. (I dont remember what it was called, but it is made of black mesh material and snaps on to your canopy.) Old navy sells some baby blankets that are made of the light-weight t-shirt material that I used to cover any exposed body parts. (you can also buy something you put in the wash to make clothing and blankets more UV potective.) Good luck!

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Preferably with physical blockers (zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide). However, I don’t mind the chemical blockers too much (as in Avobenzone). I just definitely don’t want it to be loaded with parabens. I also prefer not to go broke (we need more than one tube for our family) Thanks in advance! Please share your favorite, not too-expensive sunscreen choices.

Check your local pharmacy. I picked up sunscreen with zinc oxide for $5. They also had cheaper store brand with only UVA protection (not UVB) for $2.50.

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