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June 20, 2011 | Print

Sunscreens of 2011!!!

The exclamation points are for amazement at the long list of safer sunscreens found on our favorite sunscreen guides, EWG and SafeMama. Ten years ago we chose between two or three lotions. Most of us put our young kids in those bright blue or pink sunproof outfits (cute only for the small sized) from One Step Ahead.

It’s official, we created a market and the products are here!

Today the questions for the safer sunscreen shopper concern application, scent and staying power: which is easy to apply and how white will it look, will my kids be okay with the smell, is it too slimy, and is it well mixed or will we notice that sometimes we get red faces even when reapplied in a timely manner?

We’ve learned these are personal questions best resolved by trial and error–we might love Badger and someone else finds it too white and cakey. Sometimes we dabble with new products, otherwise we stick to what’s become the usual. Our sunscreens of 2011 include California Baby lotion and stick, TruKid Sunny Days stick and Marie Veronique Kid Safe Screen, and we remain big fans of Epicuren Zinc Oxide Sunscreen SPF 20 for adult faces.

The SafeMama Sunscreen Cheat Sheet offers the easiest to use sunscreen lists and safer sunscreen information.

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