Friday, June 8, 2012

Product Reviews: Baby Sunscreens

Check out EWG's Skin Deep page for Baby Sunscreen and other baby products. 
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/baby_sunscreen/

It is very difficult to see and know the ingredients in the back of the bottle, so they rated skin products and scored them if they are low, moderate or high hazard to you. 
They were scored 0-10 with 0-2 as low hazard.

Some of them are that were familiar to me that scored 1 are 
ThinkBaby Sunscreen Benefiting Livestrong, SPF 50+ (3 oz. costs $15.99)
Seventh Generation Baby Sunscreen, SPF 30 (3 oz. costs $13.99)
Badger Baby Sunscreen, Chamomile & Calendula, SPF 30+ (2.9 oz. costs $16)
California Baby No Fragrance Sunscreen Stick, SPF 30+ 
California Baby Everyday/Year-round Sunscreen Stick, SPF 30+
Coppertone Water Babies Pure & Simple Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50 (8 oz. costs $9.99)

ThinkBaby, Seventh Generation, California Baby, and Badger products are a bit pricy, but it is a good investment for baby's safety and skin care.  ^^  Coppertone Water Babies Pure & Simple Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50 also scored 1.

Then, these sunscreen scored 2 
Mustela Sun Cream for Sensitive Areas, Bebe/Enfant, SPF 50
Mustela High Protection Sun Lotion, Bebe/Enfant, SPF 50
California Baby Face & Body Sunscreen Lotion, No Fragrance, SPF 30+ 
Episencial Broad Spectrum Sunscreen, SPF 35
Episencial Sunny Sunscreen, SPF 35 (Here is one that I really like~)


California Baby Super Sensitive No Fragrance Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30+
California Baby Everyday/Year-Round Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30+


Burt's Bees Baby Bee Sunscreen Stick, SPF 30
BabyGanics Cover Up Baby Sunscreen Moisturizing Lotion, SPF 50 (This link below is pack of 4.  It costs much lower than other sunscreens that scored 2)


BabyGanics Cover Up Baby Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30+
Aveeno Baby Natural Protection MineralBlock Face Stick, SPF 50+
Then, these scored 3 (3-6 Moderate Hazard)
Some of Banana Boat, Baby Blanket, Avalon Organics, Neutrogena products
Also BabyGanics Cover Up Face & Body Sunscreen Spray, SPF 50+ and Avalon Organics Baby Natural Mineral Sunscreen, SPF 18 and Aveeno Baby Natural Protection MineralBlock Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30 are also listed here. 
Then, these scored 4 
California Baby Everyday/Year-round Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 18 
This is the only product that California Baby that is listed above 2. 
Then, Coppertone Water Babies Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50 scored 4.

Above 5 is Rite Aid, Walgreens, Panama, Banana Boat, Baby Blanket, CVS, Neutrogena, and Coppertone products. 
And there is Aveeno Baby Continuous Protection Sunblock Lotion, SPF 55 and Huggies Little Swimmers Clear Continuous Spray Sunscreen Baby, Blue Melon Splash, SPF 50 is also 5.

I prefer to avoid products that scored 3 or more which includes many products that we commonly spot in drug stores actually. 

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