Sunscreen Update

Sorry to be MIA for over a month.  My son has improved so much over the last year that I'm to the point where eczema and food allergies and asthma are not so top of mind and I don't have as much to write about (it's a good thing!) It's a nice place to be and it's wonderful to let go a bit and allow him to enjoy life without such a mother hen overseeing his every move.  Ok, ok, I'm sure I still do that, it's just not as extreme. 

Exciting news on the sunscreen front . . .he's no longer breakng out in hives to a brand we've had trouble with in the past.  After the extreme hive reaction to Neutrogena Sensitive a few years back I made the switch to a brand called Badger which gets the highest ratings from EWG (love that site!)  I really love that sunscreen, but it is a bit tacky and my son has never been a fan of it because it doesn't rub in completely.  Over the last week we re-tried the Neutrogena, and viola--no reaction.  We also tried Aveeno Baby that is a combo of zinc and titanium dioxide, and he really likes that one.  I'm still want to find a safer sunscreen without so many chemicals, but until then it's good to know we're on the right track.

I have a list of NAET updates that I need to get around to posting, more on that later . . .