With summer starting, it’s important to protect kids from sun damage as they spend more time playing outside, however, one Canadian mom is warning parents everywhere that some sunscreens can cause more harm than good.
A few weeks ago, mom Rebecca Cannon took her 14-month-old daughter, Kyla, outside to play. Even though it was an overcast day, she knew it was still important to use sunscreen, however, she had forgotten her bottle at home and borrowed some Banana Boat Kids Sunscreen Spray SPF 50.
Cannon sprayed a little bit of the product on her hands first and then rubbed it on Kyla’s face. A few hours later, however, Kyla’s face started swelling and was turning a painful shade of red. “She was red. She was blistering,” she said. Cannon then rushed her daughter to the emergency room and doctors said the sunscreen had caused a second-degree burn.
Kyla then saw a dermatologist who confirmed the burn was a chemical burn from an ingredient in the sunscreen, and now Cannon is warning parent to be careful when choosing sunscreens for small children. “Please watch and be careful when using aerosolized sunscreen! I have done a lot of research. Since coming home and have found a disturbing amount of cases like ours. I don’t know why it’s not removed from the shelves!! Please be careful the sunscreen used was banana boat SPF 50 broad spectrum kids sunscreen.”
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Sunscreen Leaves Baby With Second-Degree Burns is an article from: LifeDaily