Our best sunscreen for your baby

SUMMER AND THE SUN: THE BEST PROTECTION FOR THE LITTLE ONES
Babies’ skin is particularly sensitive. You can protect your baby from the consequences of damaging UV rays by using the right sunscreen. NIVEA Baby helps the little ones by offering effective sun protection.

Babies love the sun – make sure you protect them properly

Direct sun radiation is a particular risk for babies’ young, delicate skin. Babies should be completely dressed whenever possible if spending time outdoors. Using special sunscreen for babies is essential to protect them from damaging UV rays while they are still young. Do not forget that even indirect rays can damage the skin. And it is not only children’s skin that is still very sensitive; their eyes also need protecting from UV light. That’s why you should get them a cool pair of sunglasses.

From what age can I use sunscreen to protect my baby?

NIVEA Baby Caring Sun Lotion protects babies from as early as 3 months. However, dermatologists recommend that you never expose babies and toddlers up to three years old to long-term, direct sunlight.

Protecting babies’ skin from the sun is child’s play

Always handy: NIVEA sunscreen for babies with SPF 50+.
Apply sunscreen to your baby’s face and body several times a day.
Keep baby’s head cool with hats and caps with neck flaps.

Against the sun

Sun protection factor in sunscreen for babies

As the skin’s own protection has not yet fully developed in children, it is said that the skin can generally protect itself for approximately 5 minutes before it is affected. Sunscreen can extend this period of protection. Children should use a sun protection factor of at least 30. This will extend their protection to approximately two and a half hours. However, sun protection factors of 50+ are ideal.

Make sure you apply the sunscreen several times a day, as a baby’s skin is too young to protect itself against the sun’s rays for long periods. Important: reapplying sunscreen does not extend the protection, it just maintains the existing protection.