DS comes up in a rash if I use anything other than skinsense zinc based sunscreen, and if I use anything with the chemical absorbers my skin breaks outinto cystic acne - so I can only use the skinsense zinc based on my face too.
Wow... I'm shocked that so many people are allergic. Thank you so much for your replies.
The first one we used was the Cancer Coucil Toddler sunscreen. We'd used it from about 6 months and had no issue. He's now 18 months and all of a sudden started having issues.
He's got an appointment at the doctor on Wednesday. His skin has almost cleared right up, but I still want to discuss this with him. My poor little man.
DH thought that perhaps the sunscreen hadn't worked and that he'd just been burnt from the sun because he read on the tube after that it was to be applied 15 minutes before going in the sun. It takes us about that long to get it on him anyway, so I dismissed that idea. I truly believe that the sunscreen burnt him. And, when I put the moisturiser on, it made it worse.
Yes my DD has sensitive skin and even the toddler and baby sunscreens gave her a rash. I went to my local chemist and looked at all the ingredients in all the sunscreens they had on display and the one that had the least was Hamilton sensitive (not the toddler one. For some reason it has more ingredients). I bought it and my DD had no issues with it. This is what I continued to use. My SIL had issues with her daughters too and she bought the skin cancer council one and has had no issues with it.
Yep I'm mildly allergic too, get this burning sensation when I put the wrong sort on. Most definitely cannot use anything in with the old-style PABA ingredient.
What I can use is the ego sunsense range, plus any that are zinc-based not chemical-based.
Thanks so much for all the replies. I jumped on the Natures Cradle website (since I'm here in SA anyway) and they're revamping their sunscreen and are now selling Wotnot.
Luckily, I was able to buy it in my local health food store. It's a bit pricey ($25.99 a tube), but you can't put a price on your children's health. I put a couple test patches on his arms when he went to bed and he's had no reaction. So hopefully we're on a winner and we won't have any more problems. I guess the real test will be his face. That seem to be where it reacts the most.
Thanks once again for all the great replies and suggestions!
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I put a couple test patches on his arms when he went to bed and he's had no reaction. So hopefully
we're on a winner and we won't have any more problems. I guess the real test will be his face. That seem to be where it reacts the most.
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