Anyone have a little one who's allergic to sunscreen? My older ds has reacted to sunscreen with PABA in it so I always get PABA-free, hypoallergenic. I got NO-AD and put it on dd yesterday for the first time this season and she woke up this morning with a red splotchy face.

Anyone know of an alternative for super sensitive skin?
TIA,

I have read a lot about this -- I have bad reactions myself. Nutrogena Sensitive skin, Kiss my Face oat protien work great. :)

Luke had the same problem a few summers ago. We still cant use Waterbabies on him for the same reason. Strangely, generic brands are fine.

Our ped recommended Neutrogena to us, as well. HTH!

All of us have various sunscreen allergies. I can't use any spray-on or coloured ones -- had a really bad reaction to one and the coloured ones stay coloured on me -- imagine a burning, puffy/swollen, blue all over mama in the pharmacy trying to buy antihistamine. DS#2 can't use bullfrog (which the other three of us can) etc etc.

Spectra three works for us. Also I buy E45 sunscreen when I'm in Britain (dunno if you can buy it here online??). E45 (non sunscreen) is a common excema treatment in Britain and the sunscreen was developed for people who use it.

We also use coppertone waterbabies.

My older neice has this problem and my sister just gets her the SPF clothing. I have to say I'm not a big fan of sunscreens anyway and I have super sensitive skin - I can burn in 2 minutes, no lie. I am going to make Maya some of the Solarveil clothing this year for gardening, etc.

Thanks much, ladies. I'm going to write them all down so I have a bunch to try. I'll have to check into those clothes, too (but don't they still need sunscreen for their arms/face/feet?)

i use the neutrogena stuff on my daughter as well. It is expensive, but i find it works well + the scent doesn't attract bees or mosquitoes.

For some reason my kids' feet (or lower legs) never burn -- although mine have because I'm sitting in the same position.

I do put sunscreen on their faces, but they usually wear legionaires hats (well actually baseball hats with clipped on neck protectors).

I haven't tried the neutrogena but would do if the others didn't work for us, but beware the "natural" ones. I used a "waterproof" one that a friend lent me one time and got the worst burn I've had as an adult.

I like the thick creamy ones that use zinc or titanium oxide as a physical barrier. You end up looking like a snowman but they seem to work well and stay on my kids in the water.

I know my neice wears a hat with a long back to cover her neck. You're right about the feet/hands but I guess her feet are in shoes that cover. She never gets a burn but then again my sister is the polar opposite of me and looks like another ethnicity even though we have the same parents.

My son has been allergic to every sunscreen we have tried except Little Forest. There is a little Forest rep on Amity user name Little4estKaren I think. I haven't tried the nutregena on him.