Babies have incredibly delicate and sensitive skin, which is why it’s always a good idea to protect their skin with sunscreen while spending time outdoors.
So when Australian mom Jessie Swan was spending some time with her children outdoors, she decided to put sunscreen on her three-month-old son even though he wasn’t actually in the sun. “He has not been in the sun, he was simply outdoors so I put screen on him just in case,” Swan wrote on Facebook.
Shortly after, Swan noticed her baby boy’s skin looked red and irritated even though he wasn’t in the sun. When it began to get worse, she rushed him to the hospital, where he was immediately admitted so doctors could treat and keep an eye on the reaction.
“Do not buy this sunscreen,” the furious mother wrote in a post to Cancer Council Australia to warn other parents. “We’ve been in hospital for 3 days 2 nights so far trying to treat this horrible rash/burn caused by your 50+Peppa pig sunscreen… Please explain how your product could possibly do this?!”
The scathing post quickly gained attention with almost 9,000 shares and 4,000 comments, many of which were from other parents sharing similar experiences with the product. The company has since reached out privately to the concerned mom and took to their Facebook to explain that their products are perfectly safe. “We would like to reassure everyone that our Cancer Council Kids sunscreen has been formulated to be as suitable for delicate skin as possible,” a spokesperson said. “Please also be reassured that every product we release onto the market is approved by the TGA and meets very strict regulatory and quality standards.”
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[Featured image: Facebook/Jessie Swan]
3-Month-Old Hospitalized After Bad Reaction To Sunscreen is an article from: LifeDaily