Thta is so bad. Poor little mite.

Oh my goodness, poor baby and poor mother too. How shocking that you are trying to protect your baby and it gets a horrid burn instead. Hope this is investigated.

Oh my goodness this is just absolutely shocking. Very disappointing against the company.

Wow, this poor Mum did all of the right things to protect her child and still it was not enough. This is concerning.

poor baby it looks so painful

I had this happen to my youngest when we first put sunscreen on him. Learnt he has very sensitive skin and if applied too often the build-up of sunscreen would actually burn him. Hope Noah makes a full recovery with no scars. As Mums we just want to do what’s best for our family.

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  • • Ellen replied
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  Yes, I’ve experienced too that a build up of sunscreen can actually burn the skin. One would wonder if applying sunscreen is uberhaupt a good thing to do.

I think the baby was too young to have sunscreen applied. According to inquiries I have made at more than one pharmacy (some have their “pet” brand they promote), the main difference between sunscreens made for toddlers vs adults is adults have fragrance in them and have to have a chemical added to hold in the fragrance in. Acccording to some research there isn’t much benefit between SPF30+ and SPF50+. There is one other well known brand that a lot have had allergic reactions to even when plans were changed the a child didn’t go out at all. It was a kids SPF 30+. Her skin went as red as traffic lights

What does the cancer council have to say about this? I thought we could trust them – I am bitterly grieved.

And to think I was just about to buy Cancer council products. Glad I read this.

This is disgusting! How does a product like this get through testing? Especially by such a trusted brand.

This is a shocking story. I too would have trusted the Cancer Society products to do what they are supposed to do. Even though she did everything that she could, this Mum probably would still feel so much guilt. I hope there are no long term effects too.

Poor little mite – I wonder if he is allergic to the sunscreen lotion? Or if it is the lotion at fault?
I have tried many lotions and am unable to use any of them – thanks heavens for big floppy hats and long sleeved cotton tops.

Poor Bub and poor mum

Thinking possibly toxic chemical burn. I remember there was an issue with a kids sun screen batch in Queensland 2 summers ago…. was giving kids a similar burn issue

Poor buns the pin would be so bad we have had a really hot summer even me applying sunscreen to miss 8 and 5 month old with hats rashes although buns was in shade and didn’t go swimming only 2 days she went swimming rashes and hats I make my kids wear

Horrible thing to happen. I was burnt once when I had sunscreen applied. Found out later that the sunscreen was out of date so did not work.

Poor bubba,

Poor baby. They have such sensitive skin at this age, I always just avoid them being in the sun and cover up where possible. It could also be a reaction to the sunscreen itself. With all the warnings about banana boat & Peppa pig sunscreen the last few years, I have stuck to highly rated, but kinda pricey hard to find sunscreen for sensitive skin. It leaves the skin with a shiny film, but it’s the best sunscreen I’ve ever used. I have super sensitive skin & burn within minutes so I have used many brands over my 32 years. (Natural Instinct Kids for those interested)

Poor little baby! But could be a chemical burn from the sun cream. Babies skin is so fragile!

My daughter was once burned like this after staying in the shade all day (see photo) ! Like this mum I was so shocked. The sun can reflect on stones and (beach)sand and cause severe sunburn.

The sun is getting bad. Looks like the mother did what she was suppose to do. We all need to do the right thing and hope the companies do the right thing by us.