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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – What kind of sunscreen is best for children? Riley Hospital pediatric dermatologist Patricia Treadwell, M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine professor of pediatrics, says that a water-resistant sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 and which is broad spectrum, providing protection from both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, is best. “It doesn’t matter whether its spray or rub on. What matters is that the skin is well and repeatedly protected, even on cloudy days. Parents should encourage their children to play in the shade as much as possible between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun is most damaging to human skin.”
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