To ask what suncream factor you would use in a 4yo?

[CherryChasingDotMuncher]

Having a conversation with SIL today and she uses factor 30 on her 4yo on holiday because she reckons factor 50 means she doesn't absorb vitamin D. AIBU to think this is bollocks getting priorities a bit wrong or is there something I'm missing and we should all be using factor 30 on the kids? I use 50 on mine

I'm really fair skinned and burned to a crisp climbing Helvellyn in April last year on factor 30, but have cycled through France during a heat wave on factor 50, so I always max it out - we have a family history of skin cancer in our family. I use one for sensitive skin, and don't apply until around 1030am so I can get my vitamin D.

Factor 50.

That said if I only had factor 30 available I wouldn't be worried!

But I would wait til the sun is actually out of course ! I don't just put 50 on them every day.

I use a UV sun top for my 5yo and zinc only on his face

Factor 50 as they're pale gingers, though I'm a bit more lax about applying it than some mums are.