hi, I have 3 boys, ages 14,11 and 9. When they are in chlorinated pools for an extended period of time...ie when on vacation, their skin on their face and neck, sometimes on their arms becomes very red and blotchy and when I apply sunscreen it stings!!!!! This usually happens on about day 2 or 3 of our vacation after prolonged exposure to the pool water. Any suggestions for any barriers that could be applied to their skin to prevent the initial problem from happening or any suggestions at all!!! thanks.
2007-10-22 17:03:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
I have always applied a water resistant sunscreen to their faces prior to getting in the pool and I do reapply when they have been out of the water for awhile however I have not washed their faces with regular water in between. So washing off the chlorine before reapplying the new layer of sunscreen may work. I was also wondering if anyone knew if putting a layer of petroleum jelly ie. vaseline on their faces under the sunscreen may prevent the chlorine from initially burning their skin. My only fear with this is that it will prevent the sunscreen from working to protect the skin as it should....anyone shed some light on this??? thanks
2007-10-22 17:03:51 · update #1
Ryan's mom and LJ have good answers. I don't think putting Vaseline on their face would be a good idea, as you say, it may keep the sunscreen from doing its job. It sounds like they need something for sensitive skin. They do make some sunblock that is just for faces, and the stuff made for babies would be more gentle, and might prevent the irritation.
2007-10-22 18:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds almost like an allergic reaction (we all have this in our family). We use a nueutrogena - give this a try.
http://www.neutrogena.com/content_169.asp
We also found that using something that has a "scent" also irrated our skin...(just our face and neck though). Neutrogena has 'no' scent. It's great.
2007-10-23 10:01:43 · answer #2 · answered by OMGiamgoingNUTS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get sunscreen that is paba free. The same thing happens to me, I'm allergic to the paba!
2007-10-23 00:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by LJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son has sensitive skin so I use one formulated for his skin type.
2007-10-23 00:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aloe vera?
2007-10-23 00:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋