To protect your kids from the sun it would be helpful if you were a dermatologist and a chemist. If you are not, you should read this article. (Some readers complained that my previous posting, “The sun does to kids’ skin what tobacco smoke does to adult’s lungs was “unnecessarily scary.” Click here to read […]
Children/Sunscreens – an update
June 6, 2014 by kidstra
Filed Under: Sun Tagged With: baby oil, harmful rays, ibuprofen, micronized, oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate, shield, sun protection, Sunburn, sunglasses, Sunscreen, ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B, UVA rays
Sunscreens for Infants and Young Children
July 18, 2013 by kidstra

Protecting your kids from the sun is not child’s play. For kids to have safe fun in the sun you must decipher ongoing barrages of conflicting information on sun protection and evaluate innumerable products claiming to provide that protection. This is Part Two: Sunscreens. If you haven’t already read Part One: Sun Protective Clothing, click […]
Filed Under: Outdoor Recreation, Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel, Sun Tagged With: active ingredients, all day protection, Allergies, attract bees, baby sunscreen, broad spectrum, chemical sunscreen, chemical sunscreens, children sunscreen, differences between physical sunscreens and chemical sunscreens, infant sunscreen, Infants, kids sunscreen, micronized, micronizing, physical sunscreens, spf, sun protection factor, sun protective clothing, sunscreen-related toxicities, sweat proof, titanium, ultraviolet rays, uvb, water resistant, waterproof, young children, zinc oxide