94, 99, 91, 90, 89.....These are the estimated high temps in Ann Arbor for today through Sunday, respectively. Those of us brave enough to venture outside this week are in for some major heat, and with the risk of sounding cliche, don't forget the sunscreen! I'm guessing it is hard enough worrying about an accidental allergen exposure with food, however sunscreen can also contain allergens such as nut oils, soy, wheat etc. Share your stories or list your favorite brand of allergy-friendly sunscreen. I've listed a few below.
Blue Lizard brand sunscreen (Australian) - http://www.crownlaboratories.com/bluelizard/products.html. Can purchase online at amazon, drugstore.com, may find it at a CVS store.
California Baby - http://www.californiababy.com/. No Nut Oils, Gluten, Soy, Oat and Dairy. Can find it online, or at some Whole Foods, Target, Ulta, and Babies R Us.
Neutrogena (most people seem to like the pure and free products) -http://www.neutrogena.com/category/sun/pure+-+free-+baby.do?nType=2
Vanicream sunscreen - http://www.psico.com/. Some people have had luck buying online, at CVS or even at Costco.
Do you use something else? Let us know!
Blue Lizard is AMAZING, but you cannot purchase it here in MI anywhere. You can only order it from Amazon this year and it's ridiculously expensive--like $25/4oz or something. We used it last year and loved it.
ReplyDeleteDr. McMorris of U of M pedi allergy (how I found your blog) will tell you that California Baby and Bull Frog are the absolute WORST sunblocks to use on anyone with food or seasonal allergies. California Baby's "all natural" ingredients are cross-reactive to many common allergens. Many food allergic and seasonal allergy suffers cannot use any products with "natural" ingredients b/c the body responds as though it were the actual allergen. It's frustrating to say the least.
Because my youngest is highly reactive to most sunscreens, we try to not use it unless it's completely necessary. He wears a hat, sunblocking "surfer" shirt and longish swim suits. If he does need sunscreen, like at the beach, we use Copperone Baby.