Safely Protect Your Children from the Sun

by taylorevance@gmail.com | June 28, 2018 7:14 am

5 Ways
to Protect Your Children from the Sun

The only certain way to protect yourself from the sun is to stay indoors all the time, away from the windows. However, that is not realistic!

Sun safety is therefore something that you can start teaching your children from an early age. By instilling a healthy respect of the sun from an early age, you are setting them up for a lifetime of improved health.

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Here are some ways to begin protecting your children from the sun:

1. Natural alternatives for sunscreen

With the growing concern about the dangers of over-the-counter sunscreens it’s good to know there are natural alternatives to protect your precious young treasures from the sun, including vitamins which offer natural protection from the inside-out.

Vitamin A is an antioxidant which can be found in fish and eggs. A vitamin A supplement as the primary ingredient combined with vitamins C and E for protection from the sun. This vitamin cocktail is also known to reduce the risk of skin cancer.

An alternative to placing your children and the environment at risk by slathering them with toxic sunscreens, you could apply natural oil alternatives topically, like raspberry seed oil (SPF 30-50), wheat germ oil (SPF 20), Shea butter (SPF 6-10), coconut oil (SPF 4-10), macadamia oil (SPF 6), Jojoba oil (SPF 4), and avocado oil (SPF 4).

A few over-the-counter sunscreens are available which offer safety and a non-toxic approach to protection from the sun, like JĀSÖN natural sunscreens with shea butter and green tea extracts, Green Screen Organic SPF20 Sunscreen by Kabana Organic Skincare is chemical, gluten and corn free, Lavanila has a Healthy Sunscreen SPF30 Body Cream infused with shea butter, green tea extract, and cooling cucumber. Goddess Garden’s Natural Sunscreen has an SPF30 and is 92% organic. Sunology SPF50 Body Sunscreen contains antioxidants and omega oils that fight free radicals and dermatological degradation.

2. Seek shaded shelter

Find a tree or use an umbrella or cabana to seek shelter from the sun. This still requires that you use sunscreen as you and your children will still be exposed to the sun’s rays that reflect, but at least you are cutting down some of the direct exposure.

3. Wear sunglasses

The rays of the sun damage the eyes, which can result in corneal burns (sunburn of they eye’s surface). In later life, the cumulative effects of sun damage can also result in cataracts and/or macular degeneration of the eyes. So be sure to teach your children the importance of wearing sunglasses from an early age.

Choose sunglasses with 100% UV protection, and wear them even on days when it is not sunny. The sun’s rays can bounce off snow and pavement, just as easily as they do off of sand and water.

4. Avoid those times of the day when the UV radiation is at its highest

This will vary on where you live. For example, if you are closer to the equator, the UV rays are more direct there throughout the day. In general though, if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. are the times of the day to avoid as the sun is higher in the sky then.

5. Wear large-brimmed hats and tightly-woven fabrics

Hats will protect the scalp, ears, and neck.

When looking for tightly-woven fabrics that will help protect your children from the sun, be sure to hold up the fabric up to the light to ensure that light is unable to pass through it. If light does not pass through it, then you also know that the sun’s rays cannot as easily.

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