Sunscreen & bug spray

With summer approaching, we will be spending a lot of time (weather permitting) outside (cabin up north, lakes, stuff like that). What do you use for sunscreen and bug spray? DD has pretty sensitive skin and we use the fragrance free/dye free type stuff for baths and didn't know what to use for sunscreen and bug spray. I saw that Aveeno makes a baby sunblock and was wondering if that might work for her. Thank you!

 

I have the skin so soft bug spray and it has a SPF of 30( i get mine from avon). We also have water babies suncreen and a coppertone stick we use on the face and lips.

 

Because of some scary reviews on children's sunscreen/block and since you asked, I use California baby products (I also have one with sensitive skin and eczema). Because I'm not fond of the idea of using deet products on the kids or myself(which I know amounts under 5-7% are deemed "safe"), they use California bug stuff too.

http://www.californiababy.com/everyday-yea...ion-2-9-oz.html

http://www.californiababy.com/citronella-s...ion-6-5-oz.html

I've read that the separate products are better as opposed to the combination sunscreen/bug stuff because you often need to reapply sunscreen more often than you need to reapply the bug repellent.

 

We use Coppertone microspray -50 because it is easy to use and Water babies for their faces. I also use Skintastic spray for bug spray made by OFF!

 

QUOTE(snoopytwins @ May 15 2008, 02:02 PM) [snapback]774576[/snapback]
Because of some scary reviews on children's sunscreen/block


What kind of reviews?

 

My mom got us some Blue Lizard sunscreen from my dad's dermatologist. The Dr. highly recommended it. For bug spray we use deet free off. It is also not greasy or anything. I can't tell I've even got it on.

 

I also use Avon's Skin-so-Soft with sunscreen in it. It's been reformulated in the last couple of years and works AMAZINGLY well on the bugs--and we have quite a few down here

 

QUOTE(naomi02 @ May 15 2008, 10:52 AM) [snapback]774772[/snapback]
What kind of reviews?

Don't know if it's a gimmick but it made the news last summer about how some of the sunscreens didn't do all that they appeared to do.

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/browse.ph...r=webscore+DESC

 

Avon Skin so soft bug repellant plus sunscreen. It has always worked wonders for us.

 

I also use California Baby after seeing the sunscreen review on the cosmetic database website.

 

QUOTE(snoopytwins @ May 15 2008, 12:30 PM) [snapback]774846[/snapback]
Don't know if it's a gimmick but it made the news last summer about how some of the sunscreens didn't do all that they appeared to do.

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/browse.ph...r=webscore+DESC


It isn't just a matter of how well the sunscreens work but an issue of how toxic they are as well.

I use california baby sunscreen and cotz sunblock. Cotz is titanium and zinc and works as a barrier.

I haven't used any insect repellent on my babes and probably won't this year, but keep them in light long sleeves and pants if we are in a really buggy situation. When camping I keep them in the tent during dusk and dawn to beat the worst time of the day.

 

has anyone heard of/used the baby blanket products? i was looking for a scalp sunscreen. curious as to how it is. does california baby carry a scalp sunscreen?