Please help, dd ingested suncream and I’m so worried

Witchesofpainswick . 2 is not "old" to be putting things in their mouth! Anyway OP call 111 or maybe pharmacy while you wait for callback.childern can and do eat things
Try not to worry, I'm sure it will be fine but best to check just to be safe 😊

Agree I'd expect it to be in childproof bottles with warnings if likely to be a problem. That sad it's nonsense that anything safe to apply to the skin is also safe to ingest. If in doubt call 111.

Rinse out the mouth thoroughly, her mouth might tasty funny so maybe give some fresh palate cleansing foods to help counter that

Broadly the toxic dose of things like toothpaste and suncream is consuming multi bottles. If there was a risk from ingestion small, mouth sized portions there would be warnings on the bottle about keeping out of sight or hands on young people.

Monitor over the next few hours and if they seem unwell get medical advice but it's likely that a horrid taste on the mouth is the limit to the consequence

OP if it was poisonous there would be a large warning sign on the tube!
It would say something like "if swallowed seek medical attention immediately"

You have nothing to fret about.

Isn’t Suncream absorbed into the body, via the skin? If it was toxic, I think we would know about it …

I'll be honest I would just get on with my day. I wouldn't worry unless she became ill.

If you're going to worry I guess ring 111 but I don't think it's necessary in this scenario.

Omg, relax, she’ll be fine. She won’t have ingested that much as it tastes horrible. Don’t make her sick and just give her water. Sorted.

She'll be FINE, OP!

Do not, under any circumstances induce vomiting, utterly unnecessary in this situation, actually potentially harmful in some situations, and a horrifically traumatic thing to do to a child.

Bless you. Please dont blame yourself, as you can see on this thread, no child goes through childhood without getting into some kind of scrape. You are NOT a terrible mum and if this is the worse thing that happens then you will have got off lightly. I ate a carol capsule when I was little and had to get my stomach pumped out. My daughter got a lego piece stuck up her nose, I had to take her to A&E, we were there for hours, got home, and literally 30 minutes later she did the SAME THING and I had to go back.

Agree that you should ring 111 and get some advice but it will be fine. And under no circumstances should you make her sick yourself. If that is needed (highly unlikely) the hospital will do it.

Is there a customer service phone number on the bottle. Might be worth giving them a ring too. They probably could advise if there is anything dangerous in the formula. I sure your child is not the only one who has ingested it.

I used to work with toddlers they sometimes licked each other's suncreamed limbs 😀

My son at a similar age used to love to lick it off his arms and legs. Little weirdo. Never did him any harm.

I've just looked on a bottle I have here and it doesn't even say not to eat it, there's no warnings re: ingestion.

But give 111 a call to put your mind at rest if nothing else

Hopefully the nasty taste will put her off doing it again and it’ll be a good lesson learned. I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

To reiterate...

Any time your child (or you!) ingest something that isn't food or drink, the best way to get clear advice on whether it's a problem or not is to call 111. They are tied into the National Poison Information Service.

Don't guess, don't assume "eh because it goes on skin it'll be fine". Just call. Then you get the answers you need, and can avoid any unnecessary worry.

I would not do this

She’s also saying to put your fingers down dd throat to make her vomit - which is RIDICULOUS advice! 😡

She's quite old to be eating random shit from tubes so I'd be clear with her about that: do you think she actually swallowed any or did she just squirt it in her mouth by mistake? Is she a talker? What did she say?

Anyway I wouldn't really worry - I'd probably make her drink a big glass of something delicious to water it down but I'm sure she will be fine. 111 will clarify with the exact product information. Try not to worry!

She will be fine.

Well, I don't agree with the suggestion that nothing designed for our skin could possibly be toxic to ingest (hand sanitiser?) but I wouldn't worry too much about this, OP. Give water, keep an eye on her.

Absolutely do not try to make your child throw up. That's really, really bad advice for so many reasons.

OP, your child will be fine. Give her some water to drink.

By the far the mostly like outcome will be that she poos it out undigested. It might conceivably make her throw up, but that's about it. You only need to seek medical advice if she shows signs of being unwell or throws up more than once.

It's a product that people use on their body, hands and faces, so toxicity is very minimal - it's not like ingesting a drug or a cleaning product. It might make her puke but she won't be poisoned.

I think that's unfair I think everyone would be concerned if their child ingested something they shouldn't

2 second google found this :

Sunscreens are generally considered nonpoisonous (nontoxic). Most symptoms are caused by mild allergic reactions and skin and eye irritation. Symptoms may include:

• Eye irritation if it touched the eyes
• Nausea and vomiting
• Rash
• Shortness of breath (more common in allergic reactions)
• Slowed breathing (if a large amount is swallowed)
• Wheezing (more common in allergic reactions)

I really wouldn’t worry this. Will be totally fine-why would a toxic ingredient be in a product designed to go on our skin?

It'll be fine. If it was that dangerous it would be childproof or we'd be warned to keep out of reach of children.

Saying this kindly ; make a doctors appointment for your anxiety as this is no way to live

a call to your pharmacy, 111 or google will tell you that a squirt of cream is not harmful

my sons nursery had a basket of cream tubes accessible on the floor so I doubt it’s in any way harmful