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Our pediatric dermatologist recommended, baby safe sunscreen is water-resistant for up to 80 minutes. Enriched with leading safe ingredients, our non-nano clear Zinc Oxide, with added cooling Aloe and conditioning Vitamin E, provides broad spectrum protection against harmful UVA and UVB rays, leaving little to no white cast. What brand of sunscreen is safe?Sunscreen safety, especially for babies, comes down to three issues. First, not using toxic ingredients. Second, having a high enough SPF to adequately protect the baby or toddler. Third, frequently and adequate applications as instructed by the manufacturer. If you do all of those, you can get a high SPF sunscreen with no toxic ingredients, and use as directed. Great examples are the Baby Bum mineral based sunscreen, Blue Lizard, and ThinkBaby mineral sunscreens. The sunscreen contains skin-soothing oat, and it’s free of fragrances that can cause skin irritation. The organic formula is also hypoallergenic and approved by the National Eczema Association, making it a great choice for sensitive skin types, too. And, it's water-resistant for up to 80 minutes.No PABA, parabens, phthalates, oxybenzone, avobenzone, petroleum, dioxane, gluten or dairy. No animal by-products or testing. Applying Thinkbaby and Thinksport sunscreen: Children over the age of 6 months and anyone who will be exposed to sunlight should use sunscreen. While it’s one of the pricier options, the EWG rated it a 2. That means it’s one of the best options available, and it has been vetted for potential environmental toxicity. The SPF number signifies the amount of exposure to sunlight you can have with that particular sunscreen — versus no sunscreen — without getting burned. Sunscreen SPF can range from as low as 15 to as high as 100.

Full disclosure: Some of these sunscreens, including the Baby Bum, ThinkBaby, and Babyganics varieties, were sent to us as free test samples by the manufacturer. Here are the Best Baby Sunscreens of 2023! 1. Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen, SPF 50+.Leaving out added fragrance doesn't mean that a substance has no smell, and fragrance-free sunscreens often have an unpleasant acrid odor. But Blue Lizard's smell is absent-to-neutral. My daughter is sensory sensitive, and frequently rejected sunscreens that had a funny smell. This sunscreen passed muster, though, and its mineral-based protection holds up well in the water, too. Free of biologically harmful chemicals. No PABA, parabens, phthalates, BPA, oxybenzone, avobenzone, petroleum, gluten, dairy, or toxic chemicals. No animal by-products or testing. The FDA allows sunscreens that are designed for 40- and 80-minutes of consistent water exposure to claim that they are water-resistant. Although this has the lowest SPF in our guide, it has a vegan-friendly formula that’s fragrance-free, with 80-minute water and sweat resistance. This broad-spectrum sunscreen is also safe for reefs, making it environmentally friendly. You might also like that this formula is full of skin-loving natural ingredients like sunflower oil, avocado, and jojoba oil.