The summer sun is insidious: it gives joy to the soul, but it can cause serious damage to the delicate skin of the baby. And therefore, parents are obliged to make sure that their child is covered with a sunscreen for children that meets the safety parameters.
Criteria for evaluation
As a rule, it is strongly recommended that parents choose a sunscreen for children no earlier than the third year of life of their beloved child. Starting only from this age, you can expose your kids to significant sun exposure. Doctors explain this categorical position quite simply: delicate children's skin is easily exposed to harmful ultraviolet radiation due to a certain immaturity of the protective functions. However, most parents do not wait for the age of three to bring their baby to the sea, which means that effective protection from the sun will be needed much earlier.
Needless to say, there are certain requirements by which pediatricians determine whether a sunscreen is suitable for children or not. There are four of them, and each matters.
Firstly, it is a clearly defined age on the packaging with the product. So, for children under one year of age, one with the mark “For newborns” or “0+” is purchased. By the way, most parents are guided by the SPF indicator, choosing for the smallest 50+.
Secondly, the form of release. Depending on the individual skin parameters, the consistency of the product is also selected. Creams have a more oily structure, milk is lighter, and oils are generally prohibited for use in children's sunscreen cosmetics.
Thirdly, the useful composition of the tool. A good product should contain 5 groups of components: mineral sunscreens, natural nutrients that moisturize the skin, synthesized sunscreens, panthenol and marine coral algae extract.
Fourth, the full composition of the ingredients indicated on the package and directly on the product.
Given these factors, you can choose excellent sunscreen cosmetics, it remains only to determine which of the species presented for use is better.
Sunscreen for children - we choose the form of release
The first thing to remember when choosing a product - it should be purchased exclusively in pharmacies.
The second is the use of an individual approach when choosing a remedy for a particular baby. Therefore, one should know the features of each species.
So, baby
sunscreen. It will be an ideal solution for babies who are not yet two years old, as well as for those who have very sensitive skin, which often peels off. Such a tool has a thick dense structure.
Sunscreen milk is intended for children from two years. It is quickly absorbed, leaves no residue on clothing, but at the same time performs exclusively sun-protection functions.
Sun-protection pencil is a “point-like” remedy aimed, as a rule, at protecting the skin of the face. It is also recommended for children from two years.