PINK CHEEKS – Protecting Your Baby’s Delicate Skin From the Sun
While we’re deep in the throes of the last gasp of summer fun, let’s not forget about sun protection especially for young babies. And it’s not an easy task. Babies’ skin is very vulnerable to the chemicals in sunscreen as well as the damaging rays of the sun, according to a recent article in the American Academy of Pediatrics Journal, entitled “New Insights About Infant and Toddler Skin: Implications for Sun Protection.”
It can be challenging to formulate an effective, safe, nonirritating sunscreen for small children. This might explain why statistics show that 7 to13 percent of children get sunburned in a single summer weekend, and 29 to 83 percent of kids get sunburned
