Sunscreen can be divided into adults and children. Can children use adult sunscreen? How do children choose sunscreen? Let's have a look.
Can children use sunscreen
Of course, sunscreen can be used by children. Especially children need sunscreen more. Because children's skin is often not mature, and the ability to resist ultraviolet rays is weak, so the ultraviolet rays on children will be three times more than that on adults. That is to say, children's skin is more vulnerable to ultraviolet rays than component skin, so children's skin is more vulnerable to ultraviolet rays Children need sunscreen very much~
Can children use adult sunscreen
Adult sunscreen is not recommended for children, because children's skin is not fully developed and mature, which is more delicate and sensitive than adult skin. If adult sunscreen is used, it is likely to stimulate children's skin, causing children's skin to appear red, hot or other uncomfortable symptoms~
How to choose sunscreen for children
Choose physical sunscreen
At present, the sunscreen on the market is mainly divided into chemical sunscreen and physical sunscreen. The function of physical sunscreen is to block the ultraviolet rays, reflect the ultraviolet rays away, and prevent the ultraviolet rays from directly damaging the skin. Therefore, physical sunscreen will not be absorbed by the skin after use. Compared with chemical sunscreen, it has fewer side effects. It is more recommended for children. When mothers choose sunscreen, they can judge whether it is physical sunscreen or chemical sunscreen by looking at the ingredients list of sunscreen. Generally, those containing titanium dioxide, zinc oxide and other physical sunscreen ingredients belong to physical sunscreen~
Skin allergy test
When choosing sunscreen for children, mothers should not only choose physical sunscreen, but also take skin allergy test for children, that is, apply a small amount of sunscreen on the skin behind the ears or on the inner side of the arm, and then observe for a few hours to see if there are any allergic symptoms such as redness and perm behind the ears or on the inner side of the arm, if not Mingbaobabs are not allergic to this kind of sunscreen. It can be used~