Kids Education - Protecting your little ones

Follow these tops tips to keep your little ones safe in the sun:

• Remember to take extra care at home as well as abroad, UK sun is just as capable of burning your child
• Seek shade under trees, umbrellas, canopies or indoors
• Cover up. Dress children in cotton clothing that is baggy, close-weave and cool. Oversized T-shirts are good for covering most of their skin
• Remember that wet clothing stretches and can lose up to half of its UV protection – put children in dry clothing after playing in water
• Remember to protect shoulders and necks as these are places that that easily get burned. Don't put children in vest tops or sundresses if they are spending a lot of time outdoors
• Protect their eyes. Buy good quality, wraparound sunglasses for children, as soon as they can wear them
• Encourage children to wear hats with brims, especially if they are not wearing sunglasses. The wider the brim, the more skin will be shaded from the sun
• Apply factor 30+ sunscreen before children go outdoors. Then reapply often to be sure of good coverage. Don't forget their shoulders, nose, ears, cheeks and tops of feet
• Remember sunscreen washes off. Always use waterproof factor 30+ sunscreen when children are swimming or playing outdoors with water and remember to reapply after toweling.
• Don't forget school times. Remember play times and lunch breaks on summer school days too. Give children a hat to wear and, if they can't apply sunscreen at school, cover their exposed skin with factor 30+ before they go.
• For babies and children under 2 years of age use Uvistat SPF50 sun cream as it has been deliberately designed without water resistant capability so that it is suitable for a young child's skin. Babies and young children need their skin to be able to breathe to help regulate their body temperature -and water resistant products can hinder this process - so Uvistat designed their SPF50 cream without a water resistant ingredient with this in mind.
  

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