Clean Brand Sunscreens

With summer right around the corner and sunny days already upon us, it’s that time of year to stock up on sunscreen. Sunscreen is essential for kids because their delicate, thinner skin is more susceptible to UV damage. Childhood sun exposure heavily dictates your lifetime risk of skin cancer. Prevention early on is the best defense.

• Avoid Cumulative Damage: Sun damage adds up over a lifetime. Sunburns and long-term exposure destroy skin cell DNA, resulting in premature aging and dark spots later in life.

• Shields Vulnerable Skin: Kids spend significantly more time outdoors, and their young skin lacks the pigment-producing melanin levels seen in adults.

Best Practices for Kids

• Age Limit:

  Do not use sunscreen on babies under 6 months old without the consent of a pediatrician. Instead, keep them completely out of direct sunlight.

• The Right Formula:

  For children over 6 months, pediatricians recommend using a broad-spectrum, mineral-based sunscreen, zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, with an SPF of 30 or higher.

• Application & Frequency:

  Apply roughly a golf ball-sized amount to cover exposed areas. Reapply every 2 hours and after swimming or sweating.

• Daily Use:

  UV rays are present all year, not just in the summer. Apply daily, even on cloudy days.

Here are some great clean ingredient sunscreen brands to consider:

• ThinkKids and ThinkBaby

• Babo

• Native

• All Good

• Badger

• Hello Bello

• Pipette

• Babyganics

• Alba