Hi mbak Erna, Kalau bayi sudah > 6 bulan, boleh-boleh saja pakai SunBlock. bisa dicoba dulu sedikit di bagian lengan atasnya, untuk mengetahui apakah Krisna alergi atau tidak. Untuk mengurangi kemungkinan �alergi� bisa pilih sunblock yang ada kandungan TiO (titanium dioksida) atau ZnO (Seng Oksida) -- bisa di cek di label kemasannya � karena zat tsb. tidak terlalu terserap ke dalam kulit, hanya di permukaan saja. Juga pilih yang mengandung SPF 15-30, rasanya sudah cukup untuk proteksi thd. matahari. Atau kalau untuk ke kolam renang, pilih waktu pagi di mana matahari belum terlalu terik. Dari dulu saya selalu pilih sunblock yang SPF-nya max. 30, karena memang untuk 30+ rasanya lebih 'greasy'. Ternyata ada info lebih lanjut ttg. SPF tsb. Just for info dari website di bawah ini, kalau SPF30+ belum memberikan bukti bahwa �khasiat� proteksinya thd. matahari lebih baik. Padahal si pemakai �yang marasa sudah aman� malahan berlama-lama berjemur di bawah terik matahari, yang kita tahu semua teriknya kadang sudah tidak �terlalu bersahabat�. Selamat bermain di pantai untuk Krisna, Sylvia � Jovan�s mum ----------------------------------------------------------------
Sumber: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_sun.html To figure out how much protection a sunscreen provides, most consumers turn to a simple number: the SPF, or sun protection factor, listed on the label. Studies show that most consumers understand that the higher the number, the more the product protects the skin. Unfortunately, studies also show that people often have the mistaken notion that the higher the SPF number of the sunscreen they use, the longer they can stay--and will stay--in the sun. In August 1999, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a study showing that use of higher-SPF sunscreens led to increased sun exposure. Two groups of French and Swiss volunteers used unlabeled sunscreen during their vacations. One group used SPF 10 and the other group used SPF 30. The group using the higher-SPF sunscreen spent 20 percent more time in the sun (72.6 hours vs. 58.2 hours) than the group using the lower-SPF sunscreen. "Because of variations between individuals, products, exposures, and conditions of use, there is no really easy way to explain SPF in a few words," says FDA's Lipnicki. "In the past, it was explained in terms of the amount of time you could stay in the sun longer with sunscreen than without it before getting 'burned'. We have gotten away from that. Sunscreen should not be used to prolong time spent in the sun. Even with a sunscreen, you are not going to prevent all the possible damage from the sun. Some of the newer research in the last several years shows that the sub-erythemal doses [exposure to the sun that does not cause reddening of the skin], as little as one-tenth the energy needed to get a sunburn, start the process of skin damage of one sort or another." In the final monograph completed last year, FDA proposed limiting SPF values on a sunscreen label to 30. Products with higher SPFs would be labeled "30+" (or "30 plus"). The agency took this action for two reasons: inadequacies in the testing methodologies for higher-level SPF formulations, and concern that the high SPF labeling may lead ---consumers to spend more time in the sun than they should. ---------------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Parents, Akhir Juli ini saya ingin bawa anak saya yang usia 6 bulan ke pantai, Apakah boleh / disarankan pemakaian sun block untuknya? kalau boleh, merk apa ya yang aman untuk anak diusia 1 tahun? mohon sharingnya. Terima kasih sebelumnya --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign!
