Is spray on sunscreen safe?

[jess_g]

I just sprayed my kids with the target sprayon sunscreen and I still feel like I am breathing in the chemicals. Does anyone know how safe these sunscreens are? And are the higher SPF ones just as safe as the lower ones? I don't remember any that were higher than SPF 50 before and now they have 100. What happend? We don't use sunscreen everyday just days that it will be 80+ or days when the kids will be outside alot, but I still want them to be safe.

Thanks,

Jessica.

[Cheburashka]

This article is very helpful. I emailed it everyone over the weekend.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/28...iref=allsearch

Spray on sunscreens aren't as good as the rub on kind, anything higher than SPF 30 is mostly a waste, and your sunscreen should list zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as its main ingredients.

[jess_g]

Thanks, are there any brands that are better? I have heard of California Babys but I don't think they sell that one around here.

Now I feel guilty spraying the kids this morning. But at least I am learning what to do for the next 85 degree day!

Jessica.

[nofeea]

They just had an article about this. Basically they say the spray ons are not good because you breath them into your lungs... A lot of the others aren't either for various reasons (Vitamin A, etc...) I'm in a rush now but here's a link to the article. They also give you a link to which ones you SHOULD buy. (I don't know how legit the article is-it's from AOL- but it's worth reading...)

http://www.aolnews.com/health/articl...cer%2F19488158

[sunshine873]

Now I feel guilty spraying the kids this morning. But at least I am learning what to do for the next 85 degree day!

Jessica.

I'm curious why you base the need for sunscreen on the temperature. I have gotten a lot of sun exposure on those 75 degree days when you don't get heated up & don't realize how long you've been out in the rays.

[Momof3Labs]

Thanks, are there any brands that are better? I have heard of California Babys but I don't think they sell that one around here.

Now I feel guilty spraying the kids this morning. But at least I am learning what to do for the next 85 degree day!

Jessica.

Target stores carry California Baby.

[daisymommy]

They just had an article about this. Basically they say the spray ons are not good because you breath them into your lungs... A lot of the others aren't either for various reasons (Vitamin A, etc...) I'm in a rush now but here's a link to the article. They also give you a link to which ones you SHOULD buy. (I don't know how legit the article is-it's from AOL- but it's worth reading...)

http://www.aolnews.com/health/article/study-many-sunscreens-may-be-accelerating-cancer/19488158?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fhealth% 2Farticle%2Fstudy-many-sunscreens-may-be-accelerating-cancer%2F19488158

FWIW...It wasn't just published by AOL. This information is everywhere recently, and was put together by an awesome non-profit group, The Environmental Working Group. I am confident you can trust them. They have actually help introduce a few bills that are before Congress right now, such as the Safe Chemicals Act.

[Neatfreak]

Kineysis is a spray-on, but non-aerosol, which helps a lot in terms of feeling like you've inhaled the product!