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> Can anyone recommend a good sunscreen lotion? His is on a GFCF diet

and I

> never really realized that sunscreen lotions have gluten in them.

Some do. Altho most kids have problems with the salicylate content.

Try going to your local health food store and see if something more

" natural " might work.

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California Baby is well-marketed, but it's still a chemical sunscreen . Even

though it's fragrance-free (which is good), it DOES contain titanium dioxide

(which can't be good to run into the skin!) and propylparaben as a preservative.

Aubrey contains PABA. I don't think there are any safe, effective sunscreens. I

don't use them any more, only very rarely. I've been reading material by some

doctors who feel that melanoma (and breast cancer) might actually be CAUSED by

constant sunscreen use. That sounds out there, but so do we parents who oppose

vaccines! Just my two cents worth!

I use California Baby on my son who is sooooooo sensitive, he does ok

with it. I also purchased Aubrey brand sunscreen, but planned to use

it as a backup and haven't needed to.

I am pretty sure these are gluten free.

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> I put sunscreen on my 3-yr old HFA son's body on Tuesday, and he

got the

> worse rash I have seen in him. All his body is covered with a red

rash. I

> took him to his doctor and he thinks it is a virus. I disagree

because his

> private areas and his feet don't have the rash.

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> Can anyone recommend a good sunscreen lotion? His is on a GFCF

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> never really realized that sunscreen lotions have gluten in them.

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I use California Baby on my son who is sooooooo sensitive, he does ok

with it. I also purchased Aubrey brand sunscreen, but planned to use

it as a backup and haven't needed to.

I am pretty sure these are gluten free.

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> Hi everyone,

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>

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> I put sunscreen on my 3-yr old HFA son's body on Tuesday, and he

got the

> worse rash I have seen in him. All his body is covered with a red

rash. I

> took him to his doctor and he thinks it is a virus. I disagree

because his

> private areas and his feet don't have the rash.

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> Can anyone recommend a good sunscreen lotion? His is on a GFCF

diet and I

> never really realized that sunscreen lotions have gluten in them.

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> Thanks.

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In a message dated 17/06/2005 12:42:40 GMT Daylight Time,

invisigyrl@... writes:

This may have been answered already as I am behind, but, don't most

sunscreens contain aluminum? I can't use it because of that.

>>>Not sure about the aluminium but even the best seem to have Titanium

Dioxide

MAndi in UK

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This may have been answered already as I am behind, but, don't most

sunscreens contain aluminum? I can't use it because of that.

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> I put sunscreen on my 3-yr old HFA son's body on Tuesday, and he got

the

> worse rash I have seen in him. All his body is covered with a red

rash. I

> took him to his doctor and he thinks it is a virus. I disagree

because his

> private areas and his feet don't have the rash.

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> Can anyone recommend a good sunscreen lotion? His is on a GFCF diet

and I

> never really realized that sunscreen lotions have gluten in them.

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> Thanks.

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> >>>Not sure about the aluminium but even the best seem to have

Titanium

> Dioxide

This is added to things to make them white. DairyFree contains it

[altho I read that one variety does not]. So it is probably added to

make the lotion look a white color.

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Natural Protection Cream (Sunscreen) 3 tbsp. unrefined sesame oil 1 tbsp. unrefined avocado oil 1 tbsp. unrefined jojoba oil 1 tbsp. walnut or almond oil 1 tbsp. shea butter 2 tbsp. cocoa butter 1 tsp. beeswax 1 tsp. soy-lecithin liquid 2 tbsp. aloe-vera gel 2 tbsp. rose or lavender water ½ tsp. borax powder 20 drops carrot-seed essential oil 3-5 drops coconut fragrance oil (optional) Melt the first 4 oils, butters and beeswax in a double boiler over medium heat until just melted. Add the soy-lecithin, and stir to blend. Remove from heat. In a small saucepan, gently wam the aloe-vera gel and rose or lavender water, and stir in borax powder until dissolved. Remove from heat. When the oil and

water mixtures are still warm to the touch and about the same temperature, set the small saucepan into a bowl of ice. Drizzle in the oil mixture while mixing rapidly with a small whisk; a cream will quickly form. Add carrot-seed essential oil and coconut fragrance oil if desired; blend thoroughly. Take care! If you use perfume oils, avoid citrus oils-such as bergamont, orange, lemon or lime. They may cause unpleasant skin reactions when exposed to the sun. They also reduce a suncreen's effectiveness. Store in a clean, airtight jar or bottle and refrigerate. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats

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The following article is from the New York Times, and has 100%

accurate sunscreen info - it could have been written by the American

Academy of Dermatology. I looked at the best/worst list, and only have

one complaint. Their " best " almost all have zinc or titanium dioxide,

which my kids and I HATE. They are effective because they create a

physical barrier with the sun and are the ones that leave you always

looking a little white. My husband, who is a dermatologist, will not

allow any sunscreen in the house that does not have either the above

ingredients or avebenzone - so I buy ones with avebenzone (used to be

called Parsol). The cheap sunscreens - Banana Boat, No Ad, Bull Frog -

almost never have these recommended ingredients. Neutrogena makes my

favorite ones. For people with eczema, do not buy the sprays or gels

- the alcohol in them will make the skin worse ( I learned that on my

own kids - terrible!)

July 5, 2007

Skin Deep

Do Sunscreens Have You Covered?

By NATASHA SINGER

AS the noon sun began to cook bathers in Long Beach, N.Y., last

Sunday, members of the Sofferman family lounged on towels, each

wearing a sun lotion chosen with the care usually given to picking out

a new bathing suit.

Sofferman and Ilene Sofferman, sisters who both work in the

apparel industry in Manhattan, had put on tanning oil, their bodies

already golden brown. 's daughter, Levy, 21, a student at

the University of Pennsylvania, had protected her pale skin with a

heavy-duty S.P.F. 50 product formulated for children. Ilene's

9-year-old daughter, Alison, had received a head-to-toe coating of

S.P.F. 30.

Two hours later, the daughters were sunburned, their backs as pink as

watermelon.

" It says waterproof, but didn't even go swimming, " said

Sofferman, reapplying sunscreen to her daughter.

Ilene Sofferman, smearing another coat of lotion on Alison's pink

face, read from the back of the sunscreen bottle. " They have all these

different marketing terms —S.P.F., UVA, UVB, waterproof,

sweat-resistant — but you have to figure out what they mean by trial

and error, " she said.

After decades of warnings about the dangers of sun exposure, an

increasing number of Americans are making sunscreen part of their

skin-care routines. Americans bought 60 million units of sunscreen

last year, a 13 percent increase compared with 2005, according to

Information Resources Inc., which tracks cosmetics sales.

But the increased demand has spurred an explosion of lotions, sprays,

pads and gels with such diverse marketing claims — All-day Protection!

Ultra Sweatproof! Total Block! Continuous Protection! Ultra Sport!

Instant Protection! Extra UVA Protection! — that the Soffermans are

not alone in their confusion over how to choose the most effective

sunscreen.

In the nearly 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration issued

its first regulations for sunscreen as an over-the-counter drug

intended to reduce sunburn risk, the science surrounding skin and

cancer has expanded dramatically.

Critics have clamored for the F.D.A to update the rules, saying that

the standards have not kept pace. At the same time, they complain, the

agency has allowed manufacturers to make vague and improbable-sounding

marketing claims, leaving consumers confused and, worse, misled about

what to use and how to use it to protect themselves.

The pressure on the agency has been mounting in recent weeks. Last

month, reports by Consumer Reports and by the Environmental Working

Group, a nonprofit group in Washington, found that a variety of

popular sunscreens lacked sufficient broad protection against the

sun's harmful rays. And in May, Blumenthal, Connecticut's

attorney general, sent a scathing petition to the F.D.A. saying that

unclear sunscreen labels and inflated marketing put people at risk.

" Most sunscreens are deceptively and misleadingly labeled, most

perniciously to give consumers a false sense of security, " Mr.

Blumenthal said last week. " In my view, the F.D.A.'s failure to act is

unconscionable and unjustifiable in any public sense. "

, the executive vice president for science at the

Cosmetics, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, an industry trade

group, said that the directions on sunscreens adequately convey

coverage. " These are very beneficial products which should be used to

protect against the adverse effects of sunlight, " said Dr. , who

has a Ph.D. in chemistry.

Nonetheless, the F.D.A. seems poised to address the labeling issue.

Although it has been planning since 1999 to confirm new rules, Rita

Chappelle, a spokeswoman for the F.D.A., said the agency expected to

issue new sunscreen standards in the coming weeks. But until they are

released, Ms. Chappelle said the agency would not answer questions

about forthcoming regulations.

One fact about sunscreens is indisputable: They can impede sunburn and

lower the incidence of at least one form of skin cancer in humans.

Dr. Allan C. Halpern, chief of dermatology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Cancer Center in Manhattan, said that the regular use of sunscreen can

inhibit squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer that kills 2,000 to 2,500

Americans a year.

In a study of about 1,600 residents of Nambour, Australia, volunteers

who were given sunscreen to use every day for four and a half years

had 40 percent fewer squamous cell cancers than a control group who

maintained their normal skin-care routines. Even 10 years after the

study concluded, the volunteers assigned to use sunscreen during the

trial period had fewer cancers.

" It shows that using sun protection for almost five years gives you an

intense, longer-term benefit against squamous cell carcinoma, " said

Dr. Adèle C. Green, deputy director of the Queensland Institute of

Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia, which ran the study.

Dr. Halpern said that sunscreen should also protect against melanoma,

the deadliest skin cancer, and basal cell carcinoma, because the

product can inhibit harmful ultraviolet rays that can contribute to

the diseases.

Yet even after new F.D.A. labeling rules are published, it may take

two years for the changes take effect.

Dr. M. Spencer, a dermatologist in St. sburg, Fla., who

specializes in skin cancer, said that he hopes the updated standards

will clarify how much protection sunscreens provide, the dose needed

to achieve significant protection, and the frequency with which a

sunscreen should be reapplied.

The F.D.A. in 1978 first proposed a system of labeling products with

an S.P.F. or Sun Protection Factor, which measures how effective the

product is in preventing burn caused by the sun's ultraviolet B rays.

UVB radiation can also be a factor in skin cancer.

Dr. Spencer said that an S.P.F. 15 product screens about 94 percent of

UVB rays while an S.P.F. 30 product screens 97 percent. Manufacturers

determine the S.P.F. by dividing how many minutes it takes lab

volunteers to burn wearing a thick layer of the product by the minutes

they take to burn without the product.

But people rarely get the level of S.P.F. listed because labels do not

explain how much to use, said Dr. A. DeLeo, chairman of

dermatology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan.

" Sunscreen is tested at 2 milligrams per square centimeter of skin,

which means you should be using two ounces each time to cover your

whole body, " Dr. DeLeo said. " But for most people an eight-ounce

bottle lasts the whole summer. "

People who apply S.P.F. 30 too sparingly, for example, may end up with

only S.P.F. 3 to S.P.F. 10, according to the Web site of the British

Columbia Centre for Disease Control,

www.bccdc.org/downloads/pdf/rps/reports/RIN15.pdf, which has

comprehensive guidelines.

" The S.P.F. is a terrible system to guide consumers, " Dr. Spencer

said. " Nobody is using sunscreen the way it is measured in a lab. " He

said he hopes that the new standards will call for S.P.F. to be

replaced with a system defining sun protection as high, medium or low.

Until then, Dr. Spencer said that people should use about a shot glass

of sunscreen for the body and a teaspoon for the face to best achieve

the S.P.F. protection listed on labels. It should be reapplied every

few hours and immediately after swimming or sweating.

Dermatologists said that the agency is also likely to introduce a

rating system for the sun's ultraviolet A rays, which can contribute

to cancer and skin aging. Many products already contain UVA screening

agents, but under the current rules there is no rating for them.

Manufacturers are catching on that some consumers seek UVA protection.

In print advertisements this month, Neutrogena and Banana Boat have

been battling for UVA supremacy, including graphs in which each shows

their product offering the highest coverage.

But Dr. M. Pariser, the president-elect of the American Academy

of Dermatology, said that without a standardized UVA rating system,

consumers can't be sure how much a sunscreen provides.

" Right now, we don't know whether doubling the percentage of a UVA

sunscreen ingredient doubles UVA protection or not, " Dr. Pariser said.

" That is part of the muddled system we hope will be cleared up. "

Until then, Dr. Pariser said to choose sunscreens that contain

ingredients known to filter UVA. These include Mexoryl SX, avobenzone,

titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. He also recommended a database at

www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/sunscreens/summary.php created by

the Environmental Working Group that lists products with UVA

protection.

Some doctors, along with Mr. Blumenthal of Connecticut, predicted that

the new sunscreen rules would prohibit outsized marketing terms.

" 'All-day protection' is just plain false since sunscreen has to be

frequently reapplied, " Mr. Blumenthal said. " And 'waterproof,' which

may be O.K. for an adult taking a quick dip in the pool but not for

kids who are in and out of the water all day, is just plain

deceptive. "

Dr. Green in Australia said the best way to prevent skin cancer is to

stay out of the sun during peak hours and wear sun-protective

clothing. But Dr. Halpern said you can't keep Americans wrapped up.

" There is only a small subset of American society that is willing to

wear long-sleeved shirts and wide-brimmed — defined as four inches

wide — hats on a sunny day at the beach, " he said. " Until we can get

that behavior, the next best thing is sunscreen. Put on two coats, so

you won't miss any spots. "

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> From the Washington Post

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> A 'Best' and 'Worst' List

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> Tuesday, July 3, 2007; HE05

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> It has been almost 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration

> last updated rules regulating the safety and effectiveness of

> sunscreens.

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> In the years since, manufacturers have made misleading claims for

> many products, some of them containing hazardous and ineffective

> ingredients, according to the Environmental Working Group, a

> nonprofit advocacy group based in Washington dedicated to protecting

> public health and the environment.

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> EWG compares 783 sunscreens at the Web site http://

> www.cosmeticsdatabase.com, with analysis of what the scientific

> literature and databases of hazardous chemicals have to say about

> products' listed ingredients.

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> Of those 783 sunscreens, it recommends 128, issues a caution on 618

> and names 37 it says should be avoided. Eighty-four percent of the

> products, it concludes, don't offer adequate protection from the

> sun's harmful rays or have unsafe ingredients.

>

> Products ranked as best have both UVA and UVB protection and stable

> and long-lasting ingredients. They include Badger SPF 30 and UV

> Natural Sport SPF 30+. The 37 " worst " don't offer UVA protection,

> break down rapidly and contain allergens or other problem ingredients.

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> Banana Boat, the maker of Suntanicals Sunscreen Lotion -- listed on

> EWG's " worst " list as containing ingredients linked to cancer and

> developmental or reproductive toxicity -- declined to comment.

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> Lux, a spokesman for Schering Plough, the maker of Coppertone,

> said she couldn't imagine why EWG made the same charges about her

> company's Sport Sunblock Lotion (Ultra Sweatproof). " All our products

> are rigorously tested both in the lab and in the real world to ensure

> they provide safe, effective and superior protection, " she said.

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> The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, the trade group

> for sunscreen makers, called the EWG Web site " reckless " and defended

> the safety and efficacy of its members' products.

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> -- Ault

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We use Alba Botanica Mineral Sunscreen for kids. You can get it at Whole Foods

and Wild Oats. We've been very happy with it and it clearly states that it is

chemical free with non nano technology.

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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

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