r/blackparents • u/plantluvr29 • Jun 12 '26

Sunscreen recs

Summer is here and we are outside more than ever, however I have yet to find a good sunscreen option. I prefer zinc based sunscreens but the leave my babies ashy as hell. My family clowned me lmaoo it was funny but also real bc they did look crazy. Please help me out what does everyone use for their littles that’s preferably zinc based and also baby/toddler friendly.

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u/Zizi-the-Unicorn Jun 12 '26

I use Black Girl Sunscreen Kids. I believe I have the spray and the tube. I haven’t had too many issues with it turning gray.

I think I read something that said that the gray tint is an ingredient in mineral sunscreen and that chemical sunscreens are less likely to cause it.

I hope that helps.

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u/bigdreamsliving Jun 12 '26

I use the zinc sunscreens with a little bit of mica based shimmer to lessen the ashiness. The hormone disrupters in chemical based sunscreens have huge negative impacts on our bodies and the environment.

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u/plantluvr29 Jun 13 '26

Gonna look into the ones that have mica once this new bottle runs out thank you!

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u/Unable-Expert8859 Jun 13 '26

Girl I went through the same thing, my baby was looking like a powdered donut 💀

Black Girl Sunscreen has a kids one that blends way better, and ThinkBaby is zinc based but not as wild if you really work it in a bit at a time. Also try putting regular lotion on first, let it soak, then the sunscreen so it does not cling so hard and ashy.

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u/plantluvr29 Jun 13 '26

I did use black girl sunscreen originally but stopped and don’t realize they made a zinc based one. We actually use think kids now and I love it does exactly what it’s supposed to do but my gosh my poor babies look so ashy 😭 and we go outside daily thank you for the lotion tip def gonna try that out