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Daily Record
6 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
How to check sunscreen will protect your child after baby gets burnt wearing factor 50
A Scots baby was left with 'severe burns' despite wearing factor 50 sun cream. Scots know fine well to wear sun cream during hot weather or face the consequences of burnt and peeling skin. But a Scottish mum recently discovered that sun cream doesn't always work, as her baby daughter was 'severely' burned recently despite wearing factor 50. Lauren Leishman had taken her 12-month-old Rhegan on a family day out to a farm show in Haddington, East Lothian, on Saturday, June 28. Despite applying factor 50 sun cream 'just to be safe', the tot ended up with a red blistered face and hands, and was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh. The 22-year-old mum had used Malibu Kids Factor 50 sun cream, which was labelled as 'high protection' and 'clinically proven to be kind to skin'. But after browsing Facebook, Lauren found that others had found similar problems with this brand of sun cream. So, how can you check that the sun cream you use will actually work? Here's everything you need to know. How to check if your sun cream will work Check the expiration date Most SPF products have a shelf life of up to three years, but a sun cream that has expired will not be as effective at protecting you or your child's skin, according to skincare website Paula's Choice. Always check the expiration date on the bottle before using, and examine the consistency of the sun cream for any changes- for example, if it has turned more watery or grainy- to make sure it hasn't gone off. Check the UVA star rating UVA sun rays are always present during daylight hours, and can penetrate through clouds or even glass. This type of sun ray can cause lasting damage and skin cancer, and contributes to skin aging and sun spots. In 1992, Boots developed the UVA star rating, which was Europe's first measurement system for UVA protection. Ranging from zero to five, this rating indicates the percentage of UVA radiation that's absorbed by the brand of sun cream in question. The amount of UVA radiation absorbed is compared to that of UVB radiation, which is another type of sun ray that causes skin burning. The higher the star rating, the better the protection against UVA rays. The lowest recommended star rating for UVA protection is four, so be mindful to always check your sun cream for a high UVA rating. There are plenty of kids' sun creams with high UVA ratings, such as the Riemann P20 Sun cream/lotion for Kids. This sun cream has a UVA rating of five and is available on Amazon for a 20 per cent discount at £15.99. Boots' entire Soltan range of sun creams have a UVA rating of five, including the Soltan Kids Protect & Moisturise Lotion SPF50+, available on their website for £5.50, or the Soltan Clear & Cool Protect Suncare Mist SPF50+ for adults which is £9.50 on their website. Alternatively, for adults, Amazon offers the discounted La-Roche-Posay Anthelios UVAir Daily SPF50+ Sunscreen, which is labelled as having high UVA and UVB protection, for £19.97. Check the SPF SPF, or 'sun protection factor', indicates the level of protection a sun cream provides against burning rays, explains the Boots website. SPF refers to how well the product reduces the burning effect of the sun on your skin. For example, if you usually begin to burn after 10 minutes in the sun, applying an SPF 15 sunscreen will protect you for 15 times longer than that, meaning you are protected for up to 150 minutes. But as Lauren saw, some products that are labelled with a higher SPF may not work as well as others, so it's best to also check the UVA rating of your sun cream. A combination of a high SPF and UVA rating of four or five stars is recommended for maximum sun protection. Remember to reapply Products need to be applied every two hours and after being in water to help maintain protection. If you're intending to spend longer in the sun, then you should choose a product higher SPF and UVA rating to begin with. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'My baby got sunburnt in three hours, in Scotland - I won't make same mistake'
Lauren says they used factor 50 suncream even though it was overcast A mum has told of her horror after her baby daughter suffered severe burns despite wearing factor 50 sun cream - on an overcast day in Scotland. Lauren Leishman, 22, took 12-month-old tot Rhegan on a family day out to a farm show in Haddington, East Lothian, on Saturday, June 28. The weather was chilly and both she and Rhegan's dad, Kai, wore jumpers, but Lauren still applied sun cream on her little girl "just to be safe". They were only outside for three hours, but later that day baby Rhegan was "literally bright glowing red". By the next morning, to Lauren's horror, her daughter's face and hands were covered in huge, fluid-filled blisters. Rhegan was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh, where she was treated - and a nurse warned her face would peel back to raw skin. Lauren, a carer, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, said: "It's such a wee shame. I just want to make other people aware. It's Scotland, how can she burn that badly with sun cream? It's crazy. She's in agony." Lauren said the family had gone to a local farm show that morning, and the weather was completely overcast, with highs of just 18C. "It was such an overcast day, we both had jumpers on," she said. "It was chilly and I actually remember thinking to myself 'do I bother with sun cream or not?' and I thought 'I'll just put it on just to be safe'." She applied Malibu Kids Factor 50 sun cream, labelled as "high protection" and "clinically proven to be kind to skin". Lauren said: "We were out from half ten until half one, came home and she was sleeping in the car seat and when she woke up and we had a look at her she was literally bright glowing red. "The highest recorded temperature on Saturday was 18 degrees. And that would have been later in the afternoon, so we would have been home by then." Lauren initially applied aloe vera and aftersun, but Rhegan's condition worsened overnight. She said: "She woke up in the morning and she was just so blistered. Huge big filled blisters. So as soon as we saw we took her right to hospital. "I just felt panic straight away and just the guilt was awful." Doctors were "shocked" by the injuries and treated Rhegan with ointment. They advised she stay indoors for a minimum of two weeks. Lauren said: "She's in agony and every time I have to put the cream on her I literally have to pin her down to put it on. "It's so sore for her. It's open skin I'm having to touch with the cream." Lauren said she trusted the sun cream because it was labelled as a kids' factor 50 product. But she'll never use it again. She said: "It's so, so sad and you feel so guilty but you just look at a bottle and think factor 50 for kids, perfect, what can go wrong? "You just think that if they've got sun cream on they can go and play in the sun but we weren't even abroad we were literally on our doorstep in Scotland, you wouldn't think that it could ever happen. We've never used that sun cream before, that was the first time. God I would never ever again use it." Lauren is now urging other parents to check UVA star ratings on products before using them on children. She said: "I would say just absolutely research the sun cream you're using on your child beforehand. "I have seen a few comments on my Facebook post saying we used this sun cream in Spain or in a different country and the same thing happened to us. Check the ratings. Ratings on sun creams go by stars and I think five star is the best and that one was only a three star. "So had I known that I would never have bought that cream. You just think it's kids on the bottle, it says factor 50, that will be great. But it hasn't got a high rating and had I known that I would never have bought it." Rhegan is still in pain, and Lauren says her daughter's face "only seems to be getting worse". Lauren said: "She is still sore and her face actually only seems to be getting worse. The nurse said in the hospital that pretty much her whole face will just peel back to just raw skin. But she still is herself I suppose, but just a bit less so. "I am worried about scarring. Obviously because it's her face and with her being a wee girl, I just hope that it doesn't leave her marked." Lauren says she now fears taking her daughter out in the sun again. She said: "I'm worried about taking her outside in the sun again. We definitely won't this summer. "She will have to stay in for two weeks but the rest of the summer she won't be out in the sun. It was just her birthday and she got loads of garden toys, a wee sand pit, but that will definitely not be used this year." Malibu Sun said it has sent the company's complaints information pack to Lauren after her complaint and is waiting to hear back to investigate further.
Daily Record
7 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Scots baby left with 'severe burns' despite wearing factor 50 sun cream amid heatwave
Lauren Leishman's daughter Rhegan was badly burned on a family day out last month. A Scots mum has told of her horror after her baby daughter suffered severe burns despite wearing factor 50 sun cream — on an overcast day. Lauren Leishman, 22, took 12-month-old tot Rhegan on a family day out to a farm show in Haddington, East Lothian, on Saturday, June 28. She said that the weather was chilly and both she and Rhegan's dad, Kai, wore jumpers, but Lauren still applied sun cream on her little girl "just to be safe". They were outside for three hours, but later that day baby Rhegan was "literally bright glowing red". The following morning, to Lauren's horror, her daughter's face and hands were covered in huge, fluid-filled blisters, reports Edinburgh Live. Rhegan was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children & Young People in Edinburgh and treated, but a nurse warned her face would peel back to raw skin. Lauren, a carer, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, said: "It's such a wee shame. I just want to make other people aware. "It's Scotland, how can she burn that badly with sun cream? It's crazy. She's in agony." Lauren said the family had gone to a local farm show that morning, and the weather was completely overcast, with highs on the day of just 18C. "It was such an overcast day, we both had jumpers on," she said. "It was chilly and I actually remember thinking to myself 'do I bother with sun cream or not?' and I thought 'I'll just put it on just to be safe'." She applied Malibu Kids Factor 50 sun cream, labelled as "high protection" and "clinically proven to be kind to skin". Lauren said: "We were out from half ten until half one; came home and she was sleeping in the car seat and when she woke up and we had a look at her she was literally bright glowing red. "The highest recorded temperature on Saturday was 18 degrees. And that would have been later in the afternoon, so we would have been home by then." Lauren initially applied aloe vera and aftersun, but Rhegan's condition sadly worsened overnight. She said: "She woke up in the morning and she was just so blistered. Huge big filled blisters. So as soon as we saw we took her right to hospital. "I just felt panic straight away and just the guilt was awful." Medics were "shocked" by the injuries and treated Rhegan with ointment. They advised she stay indoors for a minimum of two weeks. Lauren said: "She's in agony and every time I have to put the cream on her I literally have to pin her down to put it on. "It's so sore for her. It's open skin I'm having to touch with the cream." Lauren said she trusted the sun cream because it was labelled as a kids' factor 50 product, but says she'll never use it again. She said: "It's so, so sad and you feel so guilty but you just look at a bottle and think factor 50 for kids, perfect, what can go wrong? "You just think that if they've got sun cream on they can go and play in the sun but we weren't even abroad we were literally on our doorstep in Scotland, you wouldn't think that it could ever happen. We've never used that sun cream before, that was the first time. God I would never ever again use it." Lauren is now urging other parents to check UVA star ratings on products before using them on children. She said: "I would say just absolutely research the sun cream you're using on your child beforehand. "I have seen a few comments on my Facebook post saying we used this sun cream in Spain or in a different country and the same thing happened to us. Check the ratings. Ratings on sun creams go by stars and I think five star is the best and that one was only a three star. "So had I known that I would never have bought that cream. You just think it's kids on the bottle, it says factor 50, that will be great. But it hasn't got a high rating and had I known that I would never have bought it." Rhegan is still in pain, and Lauren says her daughter's face "only seems to be getting worse". Lauren said: "She is still sore and her face actually only seems to be getting worse. The nurse said in the hospital that pretty much her whole face will just peel back to just raw skin. "But she still is herself I suppose, but just a bit less so. I am worried about scarring. Obviously because it's her face and with her being a wee girl, I just hope that it doesn't leave her marked." Lauren says she now fears taking her daughter out in the sun again. She said: "I'm worried about taking her outside in the sun again. We definitely won't this summer. "She will have to stay in for two weeks but the rest of the summer she won't be out in the sun. It was just her birthday and she got loads of garden toys, a wee sand pit, but that will definitely not be used this year." Malibu Sun said it has sent the company's complaints information pack to Lauren after her complaint and is waiting to hear back from the mum to investigate further.
The Irish Sun
12-07-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Mum shares agonising photos of her baby's blistered face after making chilling SPF discovery all parents should know
IT was an overcast day when Lauren Leishman and partner Kai took their little girl Rhegan on a family day out to a farm show. The weather was 'chilly' and both parents wore jumpers, but they applied factor 50 sun cream to their daughter 'just to be safe'. They were only outside for three hours, but later that day, 12-month-old Rhegan was 'literally bright glowing red'. By the next morning, she was covered in huge fluid-filled 13 Lauren Leishman and her daughter Rhegan, who was severely burned despite wearing SPF 50 on an overcast 18C day Credit: SWNS 13 The 12-month-old was left with huge, fluid-filled blisters on her face Credit: SWNS The youngster was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, where a nurse warned that her face would peel back to raw skin. Lauren, 22, now wants to warn other parents. The carer, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, tells Sun Health: 'I just want to make people aware. 'I thought, 'It's Scotland, how can she burn that badly with sun cream?' It's crazy. 'She's in agony. It's such a wee shame.' The family visited the farm show in Haddington, East Lothian, on June 28. It was an overcast day, with highs of just 18C. 'Kai and I both had jumpers on,' Lauren says. 'It was chilly and I actually remember thinking to myself, 'Do I bother with sun cream or not?', but I thought, 'I'll put it on just She applied Malibu Kids Factor 50 sun cream, which is labelled as 'high protection' and 'clinically proven to be kind to skin'. Parents warned 3 common summer foods are dangerous to toddlers - and eating a specific fruit can cause nasty sunburn 'We were out from 10.30am to 1.30pm then went straight home,' Lauren says. 'Rhegan was sleeping in her car seat and when she woke up, she was literally bright glowing red. 'The highest recorded temperature that day was 18C and that would have been later in the afternoon, so we would have been home by then.' Lauren initially applied 'She woke up in the morning and she was just so blistered - huge big filled blisters,' Lauren says. 'As soon as we saw we took her right to hospital. 'I just felt panic straight away and just the guilt was awful.' We weren't even abroad, we were literally on our doorstep in Scotland - you wouldn't think that it could ever happen Lauren Leishman Mum Doctors were 'shocked' by the injuries and Lauren says: 'She's in agony. Every time I have to put the cream on her I literally have to pin her down. 'It's so sore for her. It's open skin I'm having to touch with the cream.' Lauren says she trusted the 'It's so, so sad and you feel so guilty, but you just look at a bottle and think, 'Factor 50 for kids, perfect, what can go wrong?',' she adds. 'You just think that if they've got sun cream on then they can go and play in the sun. 'We weren't even abroad, we were literally on our doorstep in Scotland - you wouldn't think that it could ever happen. 'We've never used that sun cream before, that was the first time. God I would never ever again use it.' 13 Rhegan and her family had been at a farm show for a few hours on June 28 Credit: SWNS 13 Mum Lauren says her daughter was 'in agony' afterwards Credit: SWNS 13 She was 'literally bright glowing red' hours after returning home Credit: SWNS 13 'The guilt was awful,' Lauren, from Scotland, says Credit: SWNS Lauren is now urging other parents to check UVA star ratings on products before using them on children. The index ranges from 0 to 5 stars, indicating the percentage of UVA radiation absorbed by the sunscreen in comparison to UVB. The higher number, the more balanced the protection is. The NHS recommends using lotions with a UVA star rating of at least four. The product Lauren used was only rated three. It doesn't mean it doesn't work, but a higher rating means better protection against 'I would say just absolutely research the sun cream you're using on your child beforehand,' she says. 'Check the ratings. Ratings on sun creams go by stars. Five-star is the best and that one was only a three-star. 'Had I known that, I would never have bought that product.' Rhegan is still in pain, and Lauren says her daughter's face 'only seems to be getting worse'. What does the UVA star rating mean? THE star rating for sun cream bottles was developed to illustrate the balanced protection that a product offers against both UVA and UVB rays. The index ranges from 0 to 5 stars. These indicate the percentage of UVA radiation absorbed by the sunscreen in comparison to UVB. The higher number of stars means the more balanced that protection is. You may also see the letters 'UVA' in a circle, which means the product has been approved by the EU. It is another way of saying that the product provides good balanced protection against UVA and UVB. Why should people care about choosing a sunscreen with high SPF and high UV protection? Extended exposure to the sun can lead to skin damage, experts say. There are four types of skin damage: skin ageing, hyperpigmentation, sunburns, and skin cancer. "By protecting yourself from the sun, you reduce the likelihood of damaging your skin," the British Association of Dermatologists says. "Make use of the shade during the hours of high intensity (11am and 3pm in the UK typically), wear clothing that will shade your skin, and use sunscreen with at least SPF30 and either the UVA logo or 4 to 5 stars, making sure you're applying it well and re-applying it regularly." Source: British Association of Dermatologists 'She is still so sore,' she adds. 'The nurse in the hospital said that pretty much her whole face will just peel back to just raw skin. 'But she still is herself I suppose, just a bit less so. 'I am worried about scarring. 'Obviously because it's her face and with her being a wee girl, I just hope that it doesn't leave her marked.' SUMMER FEARS Lauren says she now fears taking her daughter out in the sun. 'I'm worried, so we definitely won't take her out again this summer,' she says. 'She will have to stay indoors for two weeks but the rest of the summer she won't be out in the sun. 'It was just her birthday and she got loads of garden toys, including a sand pit, but that will definitely not be used this year.' A spokesperson for Malibu Sun said it has sent the company's complaints information pack to Lauren and is waiting to hear back to investigate further. 13 Lauren wants no other family to make the same SPF mistake Credit: SWNS 13 The sun cream she used, which has a three-star UVA rating Credit: SWNS 13 Rhegan's severe sunburn after a family day out Credit: SWNS 13 The youngster woke up the next day with huge blisters on her face Credit: SWNS 13 'It's so sore for her,' Lauren says Credit: SWNS 13 Hospital staff told the family to keep Rhegan out of the sun for at least two weeks Credit: SWNS 13 Mum Lauren is terrified to take her daughter outside again this summer Credit: SWNS
The Sun
12-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Mum shares agonising photos of her baby's blistered face after making chilling SPF discovery all parents should know
IT was an overcast day when Lauren Leishman and partner Kai took their little girl Rhegan on a family day out to a farm show. The weather was 'chilly' and both parents wore jumpers, but they applied factor 50 sun cream to their daughter 'just to be safe'. They were only outside for three hours, but later that day, 12-month-old Rhegan was 'literally bright glowing red'. By the next morning, she was covered in huge fluid-filled blisters. 13 13 The youngster was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, where a nurse warned that her face would peel back to raw skin. Lauren, 22, now wants to warn other parents. The carer, from Dalkeith, Midlothian, tells Sun Health: 'I just want to make people aware. 'I thought, 'It's Scotland, how can she burn that badly with sun cream?' It's crazy. 'She's in agony. It's such a wee shame.' The family visited the farm show in Haddington, East Lothian, on June 28. It was an overcast day, with highs of just 18C. 'Kai and I both had jumpers on,' Lauren says. 'It was chilly and I actually remember thinking to myself, 'Do I bother with sun cream or not?', but I thought, 'I'll put it on just to be safe'.' She applied Malibu Kids Factor 50 sun cream, which is labelled as 'high protection' and 'clinically proven to be kind to skin'. Parents warned 3 common summer foods are dangerous to toddlers - and eating a specific fruit can cause nasty sunburn 'We were out from 10.30am to 1.30pm then went straight home,' Lauren says. 'Rhegan was sleeping in her car seat and when she woke up, she was literally bright glowing red. 'The highest recorded temperature that day was 18C and that would have been later in the afternoon, so we would have been home by then.' Lauren initially applied aloe vera and aftersun, but Rhegan's condition worsened overnight. 'She woke up in the morning and she was just so blistered - huge big filled blisters,' Lauren says. 'As soon as we saw we took her right to hospital. 'I just felt panic straight away and just the guilt was awful.' Doctors were 'shocked' by the injuries and treated Rhegan with ointment. They advised that she stay indoors for a minimum of two weeks. Lauren says: 'She's in agony. Every time I have to put the cream on her I literally have to pin her down. 'It's so sore for her. It's open skin I'm having to touch with the cream.' Lauren says she trusted the sun cream because it was labelled as a kids' factor 50 product, but she's vowed never to use it again. 'It's so, so sad and you feel so guilty, but you just look at a bottle and think, 'Factor 50 for kids, perfect, what can go wrong?',' she adds. 'You just think that if they've got sun cream on then they can go and play in the sun. 'We weren't even abroad, we were literally on our doorstep in Scotland - you wouldn't think that it could ever happen. 'We've never used that sun cream before, that was the first time. God I would never ever again use it.' 13 13 13 13 Lauren is now urging other parents to check UVA star ratings on products before using them on children. The index ranges from 0 to 5 stars, indicating the percentage of UVA radiation absorbed by the sunscreen in comparison to UVB. The higher number, the more balanced the protection is. The NHS recommends using lotions with a UVA star rating of at least four. The product Lauren used was only rated three. It doesn't mean it doesn't work, but a higher rating means better protection against burns and skin cancer. 'I would say just absolutely research the sun cream you're using on your child beforehand,' she says. 'Check the ratings. Ratings on sun creams go by stars. Five-star is the best and that one was only a three-star. 'Had I known that, I would never have bought that product.' Rhegan is still in pain, and Lauren says her daughter's face 'only seems to be getting worse'. What does the UVA star rating mean? THE star rating for sun cream bottles was developed to illustrate the balanced protection that a product offers against both UVA and UVB rays. The index ranges from 0 to 5 stars. These indicate the percentage of UVA radiation absorbed by the sunscreen in comparison to UVB. The higher number of stars means the more balanced that protection is. You may also see the letters 'UVA' in a circle, which means the product has been approved by the EU. It is another way of saying that the product provides good balanced protection against UVA and UVB. Why should people care about choosing a sunscreen with high SPF and high UV protection? Extended exposure to the sun can lead to skin damage, experts say. There are four types of skin damage: skin ageing, hyperpigmentation, sunburns, and skin cancer. "By protecting yourself from the sun, you reduce the likelihood of damaging your skin," the British Association of Dermatologists says. "Make use of the shade during the hours of high intensity (11am and 3pm in the UK typically), wear clothing that will shade your skin, and use sunscreen with at least SPF30 and either the UVA logo or 4 to 5 stars, making sure you're applying it well and re-applying it regularly." Source: British Association of Dermatologists 'She is still so sore,' she adds. 'The nurse in the hospital said that pretty much her whole face will just peel back to just raw skin. 'But she still is herself I suppose, just a bit less so. 'I am worried about scarring. 'Obviously because it's her face and with her being a wee girl, I just hope that it doesn't leave her marked.' SUMMER FEARS Lauren says she now fears taking her daughter out in the sun. 'I'm worried, so we definitely won't take her out again this summer,' she says. 'She will have to stay indoors for two weeks but the rest of the summer she won't be out in the sun. 'It was just her birthday and she got loads of garden toys, including a sand pit, but that will definitely not be used this year.' A spokesperson for Malibu Sun said it has sent the company's complaints information pack to Lauren and is waiting to hear back to investigate further. 13 13 13
