GoodGuide Baby Sunscreen Ratings

It’s important to pick sun care products that will protect you from the sun, and the health risks of sunscreen are generally still lower than sitting out and broiling yourself a nice shade of cadmium red. In the United States, the active ingredient in most sunscreens is oxybenzone, a moderately effective sun blocker but one that reacts with sunlight to form possibly allergenic and carcinogenic chemicals. Oxybenzone is a popular ingredient because it rubs in well, but for safety, we recommend sunscreens with either titanium dioxide or zinc oxide as the active ingredient. (more)

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Best-Rated Baby Sunscreen

Badger SPF 30
Badger SPF 30
  • $11.99
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8.1
L'Oreal SUBLIME GLOW Moisturizing MicroFine Mist Medium Skin Tones
L'Oreal SUBLIME GLOW Moisturizing MicroFine Mist Med...
  • $10.68
7.6
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunblock Stick No Fragrance
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunblock Stick No Fragrance
  • $15.00
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7.6
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunblock Stick Everyday Year-Round
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunblock Stick Everyday Year...
  • $15.00
7.6
L'oréal Men's Expert Hydra-Energetic Anti-Stress & Fatigue All-In-One Moisturizer Sunscreen, SPF 15
L'oréal Men's Expert Hydra-Energetic Anti-Stress & F...
  • $11.48
7.5
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion No Fragrance
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion No Fragrance
  • $15.09
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7.4
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion Everyday Year-Round
California Baby SPF 30+ Sunscreen Lotion Everyday Ye...
  • $17.95
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7.4
Lavera Sun Block Baby & Children SPF 30
Lavera Sun Block Baby & Children SPF 30
7.4
Huggies Little Swimmers Moisturizing Sunscreen, SPF 50, Mango & Coconut
Huggies Little Swimmers Moisturizing Sunscreen, SPF ...
  • $10.71
6.9
Aveeno Baby Sunblock Lotion, Continuous Protection, SPF 55
Aveeno Baby Sunblock Lotion, Continuous Protection, ...
  • $12.49
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6.9
Coppertone Kids Sunblock Lotion, SPF 30
Coppertone Kids Sunblock Lotion, SPF 30
  • $11.99
6.7
Coppertone Water Babies Sunblock Stick, UVA UVB Protection, SPF 30
Coppertone Water Babies Sunblock Stick, UVA UVB Prot...
  • $6.08
6.7
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Some companies use a nano-particle sized version of titanium dioxide or zinc oxide (often referred to on labels as micronized titanium dioxide or micronized zinc oxide), which absorbs better and won’t make you look ghostly. But nano-scale ingredients are also small enough to be an inhalation risk in powder or spray-on sun care products, and titanium dioxide is known to be carcinogenic if inhaled.

Sunscreens also commonly contain immune system toxicants DMDM hydantoin (a form of formaldehyde used as a preservative) and triethanolamine (a common pH adjuster), as well as neurotoxins like aluminum starch octenylsuccinate (a heavy metal used as a thickener).

Chemical blends of ingredients added to sun care products to make it smell good and labeled “fragrance” on the ingredient list are often strong allergy concerns and frequently conceal the presence of toxic phthalates.

Anti-bacterial chemical and immune system toxicant triclosan also finds its way into sunscreen—and if your sunscreen washes off at the beach or the river, the triclosan will find its way out into the environment, where it’s hazardous to marine life and could lead to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria.

You can use GoodGuide to find sun care products without many (or any) of those chemicals by checking ingredient lists or looking for sunscreens with high health and environment ratings. You can also check for products that have not been tested on animals.

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