SafeMama’s 2009 Safer Sunscreen Cheat Sheet

The Original One-stop child safety , product recall, health and well-being resource, for parents. Here’s the result of the testing of some sunscreens and the way they really protect your child’s skin…

Follow the directions on the sunscreen you use for proper sun protection . However, our motto is “everything in moderation”. This means sun exposure too of course. It’s ok to be out in the sun for 20 minutes without covering every square inch of your kid with SPF 80. Sun exposure is good for us, (Vitamin D!), and it’s been studied that people – especially kids – with regular moderate time in the sun are healthier and may have less risk of developing conditions like Multiple Sclerosis or other auto-immune deficiencies.  But sunburns are not good, so choose a safe sunscreen and apply according to the directions for days when extended sun exposure is on the docket!

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SafeMama’s 2009 Safer Sunscreen Cheat Sheet

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