Sensitive Skin: Treat rash on cheeks from sunscreen?
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Anonymous
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Does anyone else have a super-sensitive skinned toddler?
My 22 month old has a rash on her cheeks from California Baby Super Sensitive Sunscreen. What other kind of sunscreen can I use that is more sensitive than that?! And does anyone know if I should treat with a cream (antibacterial or other)? I don't want to wait until Monday when my Ped is back in the office. TIA |
Anonymous
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OP back. I just found on the Dr. Sears site that OTC hydrocortisone cream is recommended for contact rashes. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/11/T082900.asp
I would appreciate any other suggestions for sunscreen, however. |
Anonymous
| My daughter gets rashes from some sunscreens too. I use Alba for face which actually does not have that high an SPF. I have also tried Coppertone Sensitive Skin Faces with 50 SPF and that has been working very well. It is a new product and I found it last week so I can't speak to its long term reliability, but so far so good with every day use. |
Anonymous
| We use Coppertone Water Babies on our kids with sensitive skin and have never had a problem with it. |
Anonymous
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Copper Tone now has a Water Babies "free". No perfumes, dyes, etc.....
It's been great for my todd's super sensitive skin. |
Anonymous
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Be careful with cortisone and use VERY sparingly.
Aloe might do the trick, as might an oatmeal wash. Don't use antibacterial cream because that is harsh and unrelated to the problem. |
Anonymous
| I believe cortisone is not recommended for use on the face (my kid has eczema, so we've encountered this before). I'd tend to let the skin heal itself. |
Anonymous
Called Water Babies Pure and Simple.... |
Anonymous
| My DD is super sensitive and can only use sunscreen that is titanium dioxide ONLY. We use Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby - no rashes. |
Anonymous
| We've done ok with our crazy-sensitive-skin toddler by putting a base layer of Aveeno moisturizer (not sunblock, but the Aveeno Soothing Relief Moisture Cream) on his entire body, and then putting sunscreen over that 10-20 minutes (or more) later. Sunscreen straight on his skin gives a terrible rash, but with the moisturizer underneath he doesn't get rashes. And the effectiveness of the sunscreen doesn't seem to be compromised by this approach. |
Anonymous
| Thank you all. Especially for the warnings about hydrocortisone and the ideas for new sunsceens. I think I will let the rash rest for a couple of days and then contact our ped. if it doesn't resolve by then. |
Anonymous
| Glad to hear I am not the only one with a super sensitive toddler too!! Its so stressful everytime we have to go out in the sun (which of course is impossible to avoid). thanks for all the tips! |
Anonymous
| I think my 4 year old is reacting to sunscreen too. I think too washing it off as soon as possible after you get in really helps. I notice myself how icky I feel until I take a shower and get it off of me. |
Anonymous
| We used to use the regular california baby sunscreen for about 4 years, no problem. Ironically, my whole family breaks into a rash on the face with the new sensitive sunscreen. I posted on their Facebook page, but have yet to get a response |
Anonymous
| My older son was like this for years until we figured out to use clear zinc oxide (we use a CVS brand available as cream or stick). |