Where do I stand with nursery on this?

[SummerDays95]

So I was called to collect DD from nursery as they believed she was having an allergic reaction to the suncream. Red and itchy eyes and crying lots. Sent her in the next day with the suncream we use at home with no problems. Same thing, red and itchy eyes. We think it might just be that she's getting way too sweaty and is rubbing her eyes when the suncream gets into them, which is hurting her and causing her to rub them more. I've asked them to not apply it to her face and just make sure she's wearing her hat. It's not worth it if she's crying for hours after being picked up and I can't keep getting called from work to give her a bath. They've said they can't not apply the suncream to her face, and she'll have to stay in all day if I say no suncream. Is there anything I can do about this? Would a sweatband work? They slather it on her because she's ginger and very fair, and even though we're always wearing suncream I don't think it's worth having it on if it's going to cause this much hassle. Will she just have to stay in all summer? 😟

We have the same problem. Try one of the la Roche posay ones and use it on their hands too.

You don't need it there if you have a hat with a brim. They really shouldn't be in direct sun like today for long periods of time.

Well I called and they said an 8 hour cream should be okay, but they'll have to double check! So I'll just do it myself in the mornings and hopefully that's okay, thank you for all your suggestions!

If this does not happen when you use the identical cream at home, i think you need to ask a few questions of the nursery as to what is causing this, as it doesn't sound like the cream necessarily.
Has a new sandpit been introduced for the hot weather? Mud kitchen? Are they using a different brand of sanitiser for hands perhaps?

Also echo others above, suncream is not something any child should be without, but specifically so if they are fair. It is always worth it OP.
And as a very fair skinned type, the 8 hour creams don't last as well on me as on others, so think a spray or a stick one would be your best option. Hope you get to the bottom of this and your DD can play outside soon. x

Don't do that! If they think she's got it on it will be too late when she's got pink red cheeks from the sun.

Saw a top tip recently about using a foundation brush to apply on children's faces plus I would use one specifically for the face ( I use this on my face as otherwise anything else irritates my eyes)

https://www.laroche-posay.co.uk/en_GB/anthelios-uvmune-400-invisible-tinted-fluid-spf50-sun-cream-50ml/LRPUK-167.html

I have this issue with my suncream (P20). I've discovered that it's not a problem as long as I don't put the suncream on my eyelids (then wear sunglasses). Would that be acceptable to nursery? They'd have to be careful when applying it though, rather than just randomly slapping it all over her face.

Try childs farm spf 50 and piriton before nursery.

Thanks all, I've called them and they said an 8 hour cream is fine, and she can bring in her sunglasses tomorrow just to be sure, which she'll love! She was in today as they ran out of our suncream first thing, and went out just for 20 minutes with no side effects whatsoever, so I am inclined to think it's to do with the suncream rather than anything outside, but we will see tomorrow. We haven't tried the 8 hour cream on her yet though so it would be typical if she had a reaction to that as well!