Do not use any sunscreen products on children under the age of six months. Protective clothing and a stroller with a canopy should be used. Several factors influence the efficacy of sunscreens, including frequency and thickness of application, amount of perspiration and exposure to water. Sunscreen should be applied 35-40 minutes prior to going outdoors. Always follow label directions.
Sunscreen products are available as lotions, gels, sticks, creams and sprays.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved dibenzoyl methanes as a sunscreen ingredient. Another study shows that five or more painful or blistering sunburns in childhood or adolescence more than double the risk of developing malignant melanoma. Additional recommendations the health care providers at Platte Valley Pediatrics pass along to parents are as follows. Large, framed wraparound sunglasses are best. No feedback has been posted yet.