Guest guest Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Finally are having a few nice days here in MN - what are some good brands of sunscreen that are safe to use on our kids with the gut and metal issues - if any? I'm not sure what chemicals to avoid. Thanks - Amber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Hi, Depending on what your child is sensitive to, avoid the " ...salate " and similar products, as these are high-phenol compounds and the skin is an organ. Our daughter's behavior was greatly affected by them. We use California Baby SPF 30+ sunscreen, the no fragrance version. We get it at Whole Foods. It has titanium dioxide. Hope this helps. amberdeming <amberdeming@...> wrote: Finally are having a few nice days here in MN - what are some good brands of sunscreen that are safe to use on our kids with the gut and metal issues - if any? I'm not sure what chemicals to avoid. Thanks - Amber ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 We've tried many--this is the best one with great ingredients: UV Naturals. I bought it here http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/products.php?cat=53 and here http://www.nbnus.net/shopexd.asp?id=286 One is marketed for baby while other is for sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Two things to keep in mind: 1. A lot of people are now vitamin D deficient. A recent Australian study found over 30% of newborn babies were starting life with a significant vitamin D deficiency. 2. Most sunscreens have a lot of toxic poisons in them. So find something organic and free of the nasty crap. Cheers royceabrams wrote: > > Both my daughters do not burn or get any color in the sun. One has an > ASD diagnosis, the other is NT. I've always wondered if putting on > sunscreen was still important to prevent skin cancer... > > If they are unaffected by sun, it would save lots of time and money to > do away with sunscreen at least until they need it. > > Any ideas about this? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 > > Both my daughters do not burn or get any color in the sun. One has an > ASD diagnosis, the other is NT. I've always wondered if putting on > sunscreen was still important to prevent skin cancer... My child also doesn't get much colour in the sun. Why is that? Is this something that needs correcting? > If they are unaffected by sun, it would save lots of time and money to > do away with sunscreen at least until they need it. I don't use sunscreen at all on my kids partly because of the ingredients in them but mostly because they give a false sense of safety in the sun. They apparently protect against UVB rays but not necessarily UVA so we just follow the rule that someone else posted and keep out the sun during peak hours as much as possible. My kids used to wear sunsuits as babies but now they have t-shirts & hats made out of sunsuit material (which has a 50+ UV protection factor) and they wear these only if out for long periods. I find it's important to protect the face, head, back & shoulders against burns for long periods or at peak hours - as for the rest, we've never had burns even without sunscreen and hopefully they get enough exposure to get enough Vit D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 This thread has been very informative. I also recall a mother of two ASD kids decribing how her children had more normal coloration after she started using B12. My DD has become less pale over the past two years. Her face remain pale regardless of the time she spends in the sun. Glad to hear that your daughter is making progress. I think that more normal skin color and recovery/improvement may go somewhat hand in hand. I'll look into Vit D, zinc and B6. In the mean time, I'll continue to chelate. > > Pyroluria, maybe...inability to tan/burn is linked to this. Did a > quick google/ search - goodish basic overview at this link... > > http://drkaslow.com/html/pyroluria.html > > I did find alot of good answers thru the pyroluria connections, even > though I can't say whether we might or might not > be " pyroluric. " ..is this a word??lol...Deficiencies of B6 aqnd > zinc figure into this connection... > > wishing all the best answers > elizabeth > > ps. Just noting that we avoid all sunscreens at my house (on general > principle(s) ....use the gradual exposure to sun method - been > working on that this spring ...and, on a more personal note - > happy dance, This Year, my daughter has a sunburn - amazes me still > what I find warrants celebrating. Last year - no burns,no tans - > continually pale regardless of exposure...this year (that would be > this past weekend, lol), she was outside alot & has a (minor) > sunburn...and I celebrate > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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