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Sunscreen for kids
My sons plays lawn tennis for hours daily and 4 hours in vacation.
2 hours from 9 am to 11 am
2 hours from 6 pm to 8 pm
My question is
His skin is getting darker due to sun exposure. Is it advisable to apply sunscreen to him. If yes which are the best 3 option and time n way to be applied.
You prefer if the sunscreen is of natural ingredients.
If suggestion is no then how should it be taken care of.
Same question is for my self (male)
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Dr. Jolly Shah Kapadia
Dermatologist
25 yrs exp
Mumbai
Usually there are hardly any natural ingredients in a sunscreen. They will require water resistant physical blocks. Need to reapply every 45 minutes after washing off previous layer. Options : Photostable gel, Sunstop 19, Spectraban 19, Suncros aquagel.
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