What sun cream is working well abroad this year for kids? Boots caused burns last year!

[LuannaSue]

As title- last year we used the usual sultan once (applying every 2 hours at least and they burnt on their shoulders and ended up with red cheeks.

Want to avoid this happening- what does everyone recommend?

I like Calypso. But I'm so pale I also wear rash vests and stay out of midday sun. I don't understand the love for P20 - it was horrible sticky stuff.

@LuannaSue The secret to P20 is slap it all over liberally before they are dressed. My kids just rock around in old pants for half an hour. Don’t touch anything, don’t sit on anything. Let it dry! Or it’ll stain like a bitch. Once it’s dry you’re good to go.

2hrs between application is too long if light skinned.

La Roche Posay Anthelios or Nivea factor 50.

i also have a factor 50 Uriage face stick for me which is good for noses and ears etc. I have recently bought a white zinc stick and plan to use that this summer to save my expensive cream just for me!

Heliocare invisible fit body. Hands down- fully reliable, easy application, non sticky, reliable brand.

heliocare paediatric stick- again non sticky. Kids love the smell. Don’t need to rub it in

I thought application was every 45 mins to an hour? We did this and rash vests for ours.

We use Bondi Sands combined with keeping well covered clothing wise and not swimming until early evening.

We use UltraSun. It is greasy and not particularly pleasant to apply but it works on my 3 kids who have skin like newborn fish.

I mean everyone is vitamin D deficient because we are all meant to take it and people… don’t
you’re not going to get enough vitamin D on one holiday. I have to stay mostly in the shade 11-3 because of my skin colouring

I'm amazed at all the people saying their children wear rash vests and stay out the sun between 11 and 3. I've just been to France (to a campsite where the vast majority of guests were French) and I think I saw one rash vest. The pool definitely didn't empty between 11 and 3. Everyone eats lunch in the shade but that's because it's lunchtime. Like others, I put liberal amounts of suncream on my children and they've never burned at all. It's just one of those occasions where MN doesn't seem to match my experience of real life. Out of interest, are any of the rash vest users not very fair skinned?

Another vote for Aldi. The aerosol ones are great. I use the factor 30 on my boys and they didn't burn plus t-shirts on even in the pool.

@untamedheart Yeah but everyone on this thread sounds like they avoid sunshine like they are literal vampires. We all know that burning is bad, but sunshine in itself is not.

@Lapplach I think people on Mumsnet just like to “say it” because that’s what the NHS advice is, avoid the sun at all costs. You’ll turn to dust at midday. Large hats and sunblock at ALL TIMES.