Best sun cream for baby with bad eczema? And ones to avoid?

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Obviously I'll cover nearly all his skin in light clothing to avoid suncream application. But come the summer, his face will be exposed.

What suncream is best for sensitive skin? I dont mind paying more.

Ultrasun, only needs once a day application, which is very good with a little one and is waterproof.

The Eczema Society website has a list of suncreams which are free from the most common irritants - will see if I can find a link. We use Banana Boat spf50 (pink bottle).

Eczema Society factsheet here

do you need to use suncream on a clothing covered baby though? With a good sun hat on? A little exposure to the sun is a good thing. Perhaps you don't need it at all?

Yes he'll be toddling about, come summer. His face wont be in the shade all the time. Thanks for the fact sheet thats great.

We use Ultrasun if going to be out for a decent length of time. Can buy from jojomamanbebe and they often have 15 or 20% off promotions. Lasts all day and extremely effective. I carry around Nivea sun kids spray for out and about, and sun is strong and we're out for more than 30 mins or so in it. As HipHop said, a little exposure to Vit D is good for them. Both of mine have eczema, one more severe than the other.

It's trial and error when it comes to eczema and suncream unfortunately as each child's skin reacts to different things. I've often found that one suncream seems ok for a few weeks then starts to cause problems, making DS's eczema flare up, leaving him itchy and blotchy. So far, the best one we've found is SunSensitive 50+ by Australian brand SunSense (listed on Eczema Society factsheet) - you can get it online but it's pretty expensive and, as I said, just because it works for my DS doesn't mean it will for yours. We chose it because it doesn't contain chemical blockers/perfume etc so less likely to cause a reaction.

avoid soltan like the plague.

Green people organic has been best for us (ds has horrific eczema)
Best of all is long sleeves, long light trousers, hat

The only one DD can tolerate is Proderm Mousse. Its really great and goes on quite dry so no sticky child, meaning less chance of heat rash too.

Sun sense toddler milk.

Sunsense toddler milk or sunsense sunsensitive are both great. DD is 5 now and from birth to 4 this was the only one that didn't drive her eczema wild. Now she's at school and I need to apply suncream in the morning that will last 6 hours I've bought ultrasun sensitive spf50 to try if when the weather warms up. Her dermatologist tells me most eczema sufferes are ok with it so fingers crossed.

(I second the avoidance of Soltan)

Oh - she was ok with sun mousse too (formerly proderm).
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Some that are water repellant really dry and irritate the skin.

Ergo Suncreen - an Aussie Brand. We get on prescription as DD is allergic. Might be worth considering as loads of suncreams have milk in!

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We've tried loads on our DD and so far Ultrasun has been the best.

It is quite expensive but as you only apply it once a day it's worth it and once opened it lasts 36 months. I'm sure this will save us some money too as the number of times we've chucked shop bought ones after a year as they start to smell odd.

If you do go for this, then see if you can get it from QVC. They offer a 30 day money back warranty so if you find it doesn't work, send it back and they'll refund you the cost of the item. Not the P&P but it'll be alot cheaper than buying it from John Lewis or Waitrose say and then finding you can't use it. I'm a bit sad but often get things I'm not sure about from them.