Banana Boat Baby Block

we always use banana boat sun blocks for our kids, the only reactions we have had is when it accidentally gets in their eyes!!

I have found that nut oils are very common in skin care as well as cosmetic products. I would be on the lookout for peanut oil, almond oil, sesame oil, and brazil nut oil.

wow...I am surprised this hasn't come up sooner with it being Summer.
I think I had forgotten how many sun tan lotions I am allergic to.....in fact, sadly I don't use any these days.
I react to PABA, cocoa butter, coconut oil, and sometimes aloe.

Never thought of them as having a relationship to the nut....but they certainly are related! These never gave me anaphalaxis, but a very awful rash and swelling.

My mother has special kind prescribed to her to avoid all of these.

Jennifer

It's funny to see this here today. Just yesterday my daughter wanted to put it on herself (Bannana Boat Baby Block)so I put a little in her hand and she put it on then scratched her eye. When it got into her eye, her eye swelled up. I've used it before with no problem on the skin.

Kaitlyn,
I was talking to another mom the other day at the pool what block she uses as her daughter is soooooooooo white and is out in the sun all day AND was from Florida. I forget what she uses (she has to import it from Florida to NY) but she said banana boat products used to make her no allergies child's eyes swell too. I don't think its due to nuts, probably some chemicals they use. as i said before, we have never had any problems on the skin.

I have spent about $300 trying to find a sunscreen for my daughter. This year other parents of multiple allergic kids told me to use Banana Boat. We again had severe rashes. I think its time to give up for me anyways and settle without.

We've been using Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Bunblock (SPF Rating of 17) for years with no problems. This week we've been using Coppertone Kids Spray 'n Splash Sunblock Lotion with no problems. I have seen nut oils in other suntan lotions, so I've told my PA child not to use anyone else's suntan lotion.
Hope this helps.

to Morgansmom

Try and get one prescribed! I too have been in combat with every kind. Now that I am in DC....it rains every day, that I never see the sun! But........mom is still in Arizona....and she gets a prescription one.......good luck!

Does anyone know of a kids sunblock that doesnt cause eczema flare ups? I usually dont use any on my PA son (he is only 18 months). But as he gets older, he is wanting to spend more time outside. We recently spent three weeks on vacation in california and used water babies because i heard it was the most gentle, but his poor skin was aweful.Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Shannon

Hi

I have always had trouble with sunscreens and my skin reacts to most soaps, fragrances and detergents. My dermatologist has recommended Ombrelle, which is PABA, fragrance and colourant free and I have been able to tolerate it fairly well although I only use it when I know I will be in the sun for an extended period (something I usually avoid anyway as the sun causes my eczema to flare).

Ombrelle is made by L'Oreal.

take care

deb

The ones that I found to give us the least rash were Ombrelle and Presun for sensitive skin. Still not suitable for us but I know other allergy sufferers who use these with good results. I'm going to try Neutrogena as my last attempt I've heard that one talked about also.

Well, naturally I wasn't in when they called and "Jackie" left me a voice mail saying there aren't any nut ingredients in the Banana Boat Baby products. She didn't even leave a number where I could call her back and ask about specific ingredients. I'm not happy.

Untill this summer my gaughter was able to use Coppertone, this year however it made her arms break out and scab over.
Ombrelle has been good, and just recently I found "Baby Faces" that states it has "no nut extracts", so far so good. We are Canadian so I'm not sure if you will find this in the U.S. Good Luck [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

Just wanted to bring this thread up again.

Ombrelle for kid's specifically says on the label on the box, contains no nut products. I love this for the kids. They never get burnt and you don't have that awful oily smell. Fortunately I haven't had to deal with excema so I'm not sure if it is good or not for that skin type.

I'm also in Canada so I'm not sure if the ingredients would change in the States.

I am in the US and don't recall ever seeing Ombrelle. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thanks.

I called Banana Boat Products last month and got the same run around as Heather. When they did finally call me back, I of course wasn't home either, but they left me a message that said they DO USE ALMOND OIL in some of their products. The company wants you to be very specific when questioning their products, but I just said that I had "some" Banana Boat products and needed to know if there were any peanut or tree nut products in them. So when they replied, they did not specify which products actually have the oil in them. I'm not taking any chances of cross contamination and will not use any of their products.

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Peanut/Nut-free wishes,
Victoria

I called Banana Boat Products last month and got the same run around as Heather. When they did finally call me back, I of course wasn't home either, but they left me a message that said they DO USE ALMOND OIL in some of their products. The company wants you to be very specific when questioning their products, but I just said that I had "some" Banana Boat products and needed to know if there were any peanut or tree nut products in them. So when they replied, they did not specify which products actually have the oil in them. I'm not taking any chances of cross contamination and will not use any of their products.

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Peanut/Nut-free wishes,
Victoria

Here's the e-mail I got back from L'Oreal:
June 4, 2001

"Thank you for visiting Ombrelle on the Web.

All the ingredients we use in a product are listed on the package or the
label of the product itself. For products too small to accommodate the
list, we provide separate ingredient lists you may take from the display.
Since some ingredients are known by more than one name, we use the standard
industry names for ingredients as found in the International Cosmetic
Ingredient Dictionary. This dictionary lists FDA-approved names.

If you would like to request an ingredient list for a specific product,
please call us at 1

Eckerd Drugs is offering Ombrelle this month as a free-bate (free after rebate), if its free its for me [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]

You can usually find Ombrelle sunscreens at Walmart - my local ones, anyway.

I have extremely sensitive skin - eczema, seborrhea, psoriasis - the whole magilla - to the point where I've never been able to tolerate bar soaps, most laundry soaps, all deodorants and antiperspirants except for Tom's and Crystal-type ones - and I've had wonderful experience with Neutrogena sunscreen products. I'm a fair-skinned, freckled Irish lass, and sunscreen is a necessity (though I guess it's a necessity for everyone these days!), so I've gone through them all, trial and error. Between feeling like a greased pig, to nearly being blinded when the slightest trace of sunscreen runs in my eyes (swelling that lasted for days!), to having it aggravate my eczema, it was a lifelong battle, but Neutrogena products seem fine. Particularly their 'sensitive' versions, which contain no chemical sunscreens. Another good one is the spf 30 or 45 in the tube, both of which contain Parsol 1789 in their active ingredients - not irritating, and I wear it all over my face, including my eyelids, every day under makeup without problem. One thing to be sure of when checking sunscreens is to find one that lists one or more of the following in the active ingredients: Parsol 1789 (also listed as avobenzone), titanium dioxide, or zinc oxide. That is the only way to be sure you're getting UVA protection. Be wary of front panels of products, as many sunscreens loudly proclaim to over UVA protection, but a quick scan of the actives reveals they don't contain any of the three, which is important to protect against skin cancer.

Just an FYI... I smeared some old Panama Jack SPF4 on myself this weekend BEFORE reading the label. All oiled up, I read the label and right there was "peanut oil." I immediately took a shower before going anywhere near my son.

Hi,
I posted last summer under this thread, looking for a sunblock that didnt cause excema flare ups. I recently tried avon skin so soft for kids, it has a spf of 30 and repells mosquitos, fleas, and deer ticks. this has not caused any reaction or flare ups yet, actually my sons skins is looking better than usual. I also found ombrelle last week when i forgot the Skin so soft, and it seemed to work well, but I only used it once.

hope everyone has many fun sunny days this summer.

shannon

hello,
we have found only one sun cream that william can tolerate with only a slight drying of skin , rather than the rageing eczema . I have spent a small fortune over the years , until I found ROC baby mineral cream. Its a 40 spf , no fragrance no nuts nothing labeled lecthin , and no strange fruit essance.

Has any one thought that we should start a
list of common sun products that do contain nut oils?
it would be just a rough guide of what to avoid. my son has had to endure lots of eczema though trying a sun cream in the past and l have had to pay a fortune for it.
I am quite happy to take a trip to a chemist here (uk) and make a list of those that do contain nuts , just to start the ball rolling , what do you think?
it would save all you parents individually phoneing , when theres one of us who has already made that call.!
does this make any sense? is it worth a try.
bye williamsmummy

My daughter recently started breaking out all over, and I think it may be the sunscreen. It looks like exczema. I'm bring her to the dr. tomorrow and am switching sunscreens. What can I do for her in the meantime?

Bringing this up.

Our Pediatric Allergist told us to use Bull Frog Gel for children. This is the only sunscreen that has not broken out our eczema prone 4 year old.

I have been using "Waterbabies" on my PA 14 month old son. I didn't think he was having a reaction until I read these posts.

He has had a mild dry rash on his back for a couple of months. He has never had eczema so I don't know if this is it or not. But after reading these posts I wonder if the sunscreen is causing it.

I read the ingredients and I saw nothing about any nut oils...only Jojoba oil. (what is that?)

Are the nut oil ingredients labeled under a different name? I'm confused!

Ginger

Interesting that others have experienced this problem also. It took me a summer and a half to realize that I was causing my PA/TNA son's eczema by applying sunscreen. He does not have skin problems,(rashes) from any other product or food. I no longer use sunscreen of anykind, but instead just allow his skin to tan slowly, (like the old days.) He's never had a burn.

We use a product called "California Baby SPF30+ Sunscreen". When we contacted the company, they said that they do not use any peanut or nut oils in their product. It's water resistant and is formulated "without invasive chemical agents". The down side to this product is that it is not cheap. I paid almost $15.00 at Whole Foods (an organic grocery store) for 2.9 ounces. But, a little goes a long way. California Baby can be reached at 310-277-6430 or at californiababy.com. Julie.

My son is the PA kid in my family. I've never used Banana Boat on him, I always used Neutrogena Sensitive Skin and he was fine. (Although, he is allergic to Tide.)

Anyway, I have an 8 month old daughter, who I don't know if she is PA or not, but when I put the Banana Boat on her a couple weeks ago (hypoallergenic, it said), she broke out in a horrible rash and her whole face swelled up. It was just awful. My immediate reaction was to use a baby wipe and clean it up, which I did, but then I raced her back to the vacation home and gave her benadryl. After about an hour the swelling went down, but is was SCAREY.

I think she's going to the allergist next. I don't let my mom give her anything she wouldn't give my son, knowing how paranoid I am.

The Neutrogena doesn't bother any of my kids. Works well enough, but you have to keep putting it on because it's not waterproof.

My son is the PA kid in my family. I've never used Banana Boat on him, I always used Neutrogena Sensitive Skin and he was fine. (Although, he is allergic to Tide.)

Anyway, I have an 8 month old daughter, who I don't know if she is PA or not, but when I put the Banana Boat on her a couple weeks ago (hypoallergenic, it said), she broke out in a horrible rash and her whole face swelled up. It was just awful. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/eek.gif[/img] My immediate reaction was to use a baby wipe and clean it up, which I did, but then I raced her back to the vacation home and gave her benadryl. After about an hour the swelling went down, but is was SCAREY.

I think she's going to the allergist next. I don't let my mom give her anything she wouldn't give my son, knowing how paranoid I am.

The Neutrogena doesn't bother any of my kids. Works well enough, but you have to keep putting it on because it's not waterproof. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/tongue.gif[/img]

It is summer, it is HOT here, and sunny! Good time to reraise this one. My dd has a rash on her trunk. We were away on the weekend and used different soap, but I think she felt a bit scaly right after that bath, so rash might have already been there. God only knows if it is from a food, but we have had no new foods lately and her skin has been great from all over type rashes for 2 years. Only thing I can think of is Banana boat sun blocks. I have recently been using 2 new ones, switching from our usual Cppertone water babies. It was old and I compared only the active ingredients. Banana Boat does not list other ingredients, but was fragrance free, so I thought it would be fairly benign. We have not been overly sensetive to such things for a looonng time.

Any feelings this season on the best sunscreen. Funny, her arms, legs and face are okay, though. Just her trunk has the rash. But her trunk was under a suit and damp alot. I just tend to apply all over in her diaper, them dress her, just in case we end up naked later, LOL! Thanks, becca.

My son also has a rash on his trunk, front and back. We use banana boat sport. He also was touching a balloon and carry it next to his chest and a few minutes later developed full blown hives on his trunk only. I think he has a latex allergy, but it is weird that his hands didn't break out or his mouth where he did try to blow up the balloon. I wonder if he could be allergic to the dust on the balloons? His hands were wet and his mouth was damp, so maybe that it why the dust didn't bother him there. It is a mystery again!

Oh, he had the rash a day before the balloon breakout. Thanks for listening.

J

Hello! My youngest daughter (hasn't been PA tested yet)reacts to Banana Boat with a rash, but it didn't seem to bother my PA daughter. We exclusively use Waterbabies now, and neither child has an adverse reaction. We use the 45 SPF in a spray bottle...it's really convenient.

I haven't tried other brands becuase of my youngest daughter's sensitive skin. Happy Fourth, everyone, and don't forget your sunscreen! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]
Beth

It is puzzling. It is clearing and I have not put anything at all on her trunk. I still ended up putting our unscented BB on her arms, face and legs yesterday, and they were fine and the rash is still clearing.

On a side note on trunk rashes! My best friend's kids all had strep this week(we had not been around them until after our rash happened), and their only symptom had been a trunk rash. The nurse had mentioned that to me on the side-to keep it in mind and we may check for that. So I brought her in for a culture and we are waiting on a quick strep. Just thought I would add that and will post back if it was all a false alarm and was strep! I hate rashes! So tough to figure. Becca Thanks for listening as well!

Called Banana Boat and was told that they don't use peanut/nut oil, but there may be some parts of the peanut plant or shell inadvertently mixed in. I asked how that could happen or why would the peanut plant even be involved incidentally if it wasn't part of the ingredients to begin with...did seem able to exlain...

Coppertone said they do not use peanut/nut in theirs.

Neutrogena-has apricot seeds or something ground up in the kind in the spray bottle, but the sensitive skin kind was ok.

I was wondering if you could find out what the product was she purchased in florida so I could try it before we move. Thank you very much.
Cindy

Quote:Originally posted by mom2two:
[b]Kaitlyn,
I was talking to another mom the other day at the pool what block she uses as her daughter is soooooooooo white and is out in the sun all day AND was from Florida. I forget what she uses (she has to import it from Florida to NY) but she said banana boat products used to make her no allergies child's eyes swell too. I don't think its due to nuts, probably some chemicals they use. as i said before, we have never had any problems on the skin.[/b]

i know this is a very old post. But, I am new here. So I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. Aveeno makes a sunscreen that should be pretty sensitive. Also, one that many pediatricians around here recommend is by Arbonne. It is a direct sales company. It is very thick and white as a previous post described. Good luck! Last summer we didn't have any issues with Water Babies. Hopefully that will continue!