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Help! Going away half term & my normal sun cream has stopped being sold?!

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misskmorleymiss · 15/05/2014 10:52

Can anyone help me please? I'm off on holiday for half term and my usual sun cream or rather sudocrem mousse has stopped being sold it seems?!
My DS (& actually my DH but he won't admit it) suffers quite badly from allergies to sun creams in general - its not as bad as some cases you hear about but enough spoil a holiday quite frankly so i'm a bit miffed to say the least!
I thought i had it sussed last year when, after much patch testing and considerable cost, i discovered sudocrem mousse but i've just been into Boots and its no longer being stocked.
I did see an advert on here recently for another sun mousse product and wondered at the time if that might be a similar to sudocrem but didn't think much about it until now! Argh!! Has anyone else used/seen it by any chance? Is it the same? And more importantly where can i buy it!!!
Thx

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ilovepowerhoop · 15/05/2014 13:13

is this it?

misskmorleymiss · 15/05/2014 15:04

Yes ... thanks you ilovepowerhoop! Although I have a horrible feeling this might be old stock as when I spoke to Boots they said it wasn't being made any more :o/
I have since found the sun mousse which I think I might well try as it seems to be very much the same...ie parabens free, suitable for sensitive skin, non sticky and a mousse rather than a thick cream ...?

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misskmorleymiss · 15/05/2014 15:06

fyi I didn't mean the big grin!!! Blush

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Blowninonabreeze · 15/05/2014 16:25

I get prickly heat with most sun creams, but find piz buin allergy stuff suits me.
I've recently heard good things about the forever products sun cream, but haven't used it personally

Charmingbaker · 15/05/2014 17:10

I'm gutted they've stopped making the sudocream mousse, I bought it last year and really liked it. I actually bought it when I couldn't find La Roche Posay sun cream for my DCs who flare up with lots of other brands. It's more expensive than sudocream (which is one of the reasons I was pleased to discover it) but it's really good.

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