washing sunblock off of kids
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:34 pm

Hi, I'm wondering what y'all do at the end of the day when your family is done at the beach or pool, and they've had waterproof sunblock on the whole time. Since we use oil or MU remover to remove our daily sunscreen, I'm thinking is there a 'proper' way of removing sunblock off of your kids, especialy on the face. I don't want it clogging their pores or anything, you know.

Thanks.

Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:59 pm

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I'm sure someone has an answer...

free skin care · Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:12 am

My understanding is that even waterproof sunscreen only lasts approximately 2 hours, most is either washed off or worn off eventually anyway. I guess it would also depend on which sunscreen you use - physical or chemical, since I think the physical blockers such as zinc or titanium dioxide are not absorbed - they should wipe off with most soap, water and cloth.

I have only ever showered my sunscreen off when applied to my arms, back and legs in the past and this is usually the last place where my pores get clogged.....

Sorry if not useful, but I tried.... Rolling Eyes

Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:29 am

Thanks Melissa.

I just wanted to make sure that an after-swim shower is adequate. I usually slap on them the waterproof type when they go swimming, which I usually reapply because they'd be out for about 2 hours. I know some of the ss does wash/wear off, but I didn't want to take risks! Embarassed

free skin care · Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:41 am

What a great question! And beleive me it does need to be washed off because my 7 year old has blocked pores on his chin from daily sunblock use.

I now get him to wash using cetaphil. Gotta work out how to get rid of the blocked pores now Confused

rebecca

free skin care · Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:26 am

You are a lucky duck to be at the pool in December or maybe you are just concerned about future suncare either way it should be always washed off even adults should do so

free skin care · Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:31 pm

I have body skin that can be breakout-prone, so I'm usually pretty careful about washing sunblock off, especially the waterproof stuff. I don't love using super-drying body washes, but I'll use something stronger to get off really tacky stuff (sometimes I even use shampoo!) and just moisturize really well afterwards.

My very favorite thing for body exfoliation has always been those scrubby gloves that you can buy in the pseudo-spa section of the drugstore. Like these, only they make ones with a sort of waffle texture to them that makes for even better scrubbing.

I find that those gloves are WAY easier to use than loofahs, poofs, washcloths, etc. and they scrub better. Be careful using them on your face -- they're really too rough for that, and can break capillaries -- but they're fabulous for really getting grime and dead skin cells off of your body skin. And they can be washed and dried by machine, though they do lose some of their elasticity over time -- but it's really cheap to buy new ones.

Anyway, that's my strong recommendation -- even if you only keep these on hand for sunscreen times, they're super-useful for that purpose. hope this helps!

Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:04 pm

Thank you all for your replies.

My kids are 5 and 7, and we are here in Malaysia under the hot sun any month of the year!

Cetaphil for the face and those gloves for their body sound a great idea, I'll get them for this weekend. Thanks again! Smile

free skin care · Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:44 am

You can also try generic shower oils (lots of brands make it, I use aveeno shower oil at the moment which contains oatmeal extracts, really good for the skin). Shower oils tend to melt off some sunscreen like cleansing oils

Then coupled with gloves/ towels when they take a shower, should come off in no time!

free skin care · Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:50 am

Cetaphil is suitable.

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