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Win a £200 Mini-Boden Voucher and the NEW Sudocrem Mousses!
The UK’s favourite nappy rash cream has introduced two new and innovative products for babies and children. To celebrate, we’re giving away a £200 Mini-Boden voucher to one lucky winner! Sudocrem Kids & Babies Moisturising Mousse and Sudocrem Kids & Babies Factor 50 Sunscreen Mousse are the only children’s products to feature Proderm Technology, which enables the patented mousse formulation…
Sun safety for families
Through the summer months at home or holidaying in sun drenched lands, some simple measures will ensure that you and your family can get the most enjoyment from the sunshine without worrying about the risks. Sun sense According to the Department of Health, there are over 69,000 new cases of skin cancer (melanoma) diagnosed each year in the…
Posted in Baby, Safety and homeproofing, Summer Holidays, Toddler
Tagged Baby, Child safety, Sun, Sunburn, Sunscreen, Toddler
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Quiz: Sun smart answers – Cs
Mostly Cs – Bronzed baby You don’t realise how damaging the sun can be to your baby’s skin.Your baby is probably more tanned than all the others in your antenatal group, or perhaps more sunburnt! But, as well as being very painful, even a slight sunburn can cause lasting damage in later life such as…
Sun sense
31 May 1999 Sun sense This week is Sun Awareness Week, and new research underlines the key role we can play in protecting our children from sunburn and possible skin cancer. A study in Hawaii found that parents have the greatest influence when it comes to teaching their children about safety in the sun. Getting…
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Tagged Burn, Electromagnetic radiation, Hawaii, Prevention, Skin, Skin cancer, Sun, Sun tanning, Sunburn, Sunscreen, Ultraviolet
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Why babies don’t need daily baths
4th June 2007 Parents are subjecting their babies to potential skin problems including eczema, according to health experts. More than one in three babies – 37 per cent of boys and 33 per cent of girls – now suffer from sensitive skin. This is double the risk from when their mothers were babies. The reason is thought to…
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Tagged artificial chemicals, Babycare, Bathing, Blister, blisters, Department of Health, eczema, Health, itching, Rash, Sunscreen, Symptoms
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Are you a sun smart mum?
Mostly As – Pink Baby You know that the sun can be harmful to your baby’s delicate skin, and take plenty of precautions to protect it. However, no sunscreen can completely protect your baby’s skin, and despite your efforts your baby might get occasionally pink. For extra protection keep your child in the shade, dress…
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Tagged Electromagnetic radiation, Prevention, Skin cancer, Sun tanning, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Ultraviolet
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Clothes with sun protection
Not all clothes will prevent your child’s skin being damaged by the sun. As a general rule, the darker the colour and closer the weave, the more protection a garment will give your child. Ordinary clothing manufacturers are now beginning to test fabrics for their sun protection factor, and a new British Standard (BS7914) rates clothes for their…
Posted in Buying for your baby
Tagged Bodysuit, Children's clothing, Fashion, Health, Sun tanning, Sunscreen, Toddler, travel tips
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Test : suncreams
About this test A child’s skin is particularly vulnerable to sun damage and the more damage it gets the greater the risk of cancer in later life. Sunscreens can help protect your child’s skin if they are of factor 15 or above, applied generously – well before the child is exposed to the sun –…
Test : Kids Sunscreens
Aloe up Lil Kids Sunscreen SPF30+ 8/10 Banana Boat Kids Tear Free Ultramist SPF50 8/10 Green People Organic Children Sun Lotion SPF25 10/10 Lavera Baby & Child Sun Neutral Spray SPF30 8.5/10 SunSense Toddler Milk SPF50 8/10 Yaoh Organic Hemp Seed Oil SPF30 9/10 About this test If you’re whisking the kids off somewhere hot…
Summer travel products
Set off into summer with a baby in the family and suddenly you see there is a whole raft of apparently essential travel accessories you need to pack in your suitcase. Some are undoubtedly useful, others gimmicky and not always practical so we asked five mums to reveal what they their tried,tested and favoured travel products are. Products in practise…
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Tagged baby travel, Dan, Eleanor Stone, electricity supply, Esther Bannerman, food, in-car gizmos, Jo Barnes, Prevention, Sadie Hope, Sarah Wade, Sheree White, straight forward, summer product, sun protection products, Sun tanning, Sunscreen, travel accessories, Travel adaptor, Ultraviolet, Waves
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