Sunscreen

I feel like we go over this almost every year here, but I never have much luck with the search function and wondered if there's anything new out there... so what does everyone use for sunscreen (for yourself and LOs)? We will be outside a LOT this summer in the garden, with our horses, in our friends' pool and DD has SUPER fair skin just like me.  So we need something that will work well but I don't want anything with tons of chemicals. Bonus points if DD can apply it some herself! 

i also stick to the titanium or zinc based stuff. Was using Badger Balm last summer. Towards the end I was really loving my Neutrogeana Baby stick. The stick make it less of a big deal to apply -- but can get spendy. I got some Walgreens knock-off one to keep in my butt-pack (which I usually have instead of a purse or diaper bag). There was some Blue? Lizard brand that some people liked that I've been curious about.

ambrose wrote: i also stick to the titanium or zinc based stuff. Was using Badger Balm last summer. Towards the end I was really loving my Neutrogeana Baby stick. The stick make it less of a big deal to apply -- but can get spendy. I got some Walgreens knock-off one to keep in my butt-pack (which I usually have instead of a purse or diaper bag). There was some Blue? Lizard brand that some people liked that I've been curious about.

Yeah, we wear hats all the time too and she has one rash guard/shorts combo, I need to get her another one. I have the Neutrogena stick too and she loves that since she can mostly do it herself.

Is the badger balm good for the water too? Or how quickly will it wash off/need to be reapplied? I need to just set myself a timer or something when we're outside to remind us to put more on.

i'm trying to figure this out too. i really liked my b adger but it takes way too long to rub in for the d/c to use it. tyring to figure out a happy medium.

Well, how bad is coppertone kids? cause that's what I bought today out of necessity.

We've used CA Baby, Tru-kid, Badger and Caribbean Solutions.  

okay, and the coppertone waterbabies STICK is a 7.  geez.  this is ridiculous.

DS has nature's Gate kids for his body. I do like a stick for his face, so I am using the Water Babies one until it runs out or expires. I also keep him in a rash guard when swimming. He will sometimes wear a hat, sometimes not.

DH and I are not as good about it. We use it when swimming, either Nature's Gate or whatever family brings. I do try to put it on my face in the morning, Aveeno.

ETA: you didn't ask about it, but we use All Terrain Kids bug spray for DS. I also keep OFF active around for The times we all need something a little more potent.

Our ped actually recommends Badger or Blue Lizard sunscreen, but I've never tried either.

Edited by HC in KC - 22 Mar 2012 at 10:15am

We use Coppertone Pure & Simple.  I know its not the best rating but its one I can live with.  We can buy it locally and its not as expensive as others.  We go through a ton of sunscreen plus I end up using it on daycare kiddos when they run out of their own.