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long lasting suncreams for a schoolchild

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OldieMum · 08/05/2008 14:20

DD's school, like many others, is not prepared to apply suncream during the day. Can someone please recommend a high-factor cream that will be effective for 10+ hours?

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BubblingUnder · 27/05/2008 01:44

Amazonian, my GP routinely offers E45 Factor 50 suncream to all children on prescription. You march back in to your doctor and tell him he is part of an ageist post-code lottery!

ScienceTeacher · 27/05/2008 07:51

The high TiO2 sunscreens are horrible to apply though. The product viscosity has to be very high in order to suspend the particles.

A five year old shouldn't have any trouble putting ordinary sunscreen on their arms and faces. If anything, they will put on too much!

RubberDuck · 27/05/2008 08:29

We use PizBuin too and it's fab. For ds2 though who has extra-sensitive skin we use UltraSun - is nice to apply though a bit pricier.

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