Ti-Screen Moisturizing Sunscreen (Sunscreen) (Topical)
Key points
- May help protect your skin from sunburn, skin cancer, and other damage caused by the sun.
- Ti-Screen Moisturizing Sunscreen, Baby Sunscreen, Sport Sunscreen, Chap Stick Ultra, Chap-ET Sunban, Blistex Ultra Protection There may be other brand names for this medicine.
- Talk with your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to a sunscreen.
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.
Sunscreen (On The Skin)
May help protect your skin from sunburn, skin cancer, and other damage caused by the sun.
Brand Name(s):
Ti-Screen Moisturizing Sunscreen, Baby Sunscreen, Sport Sunscreen, Chap Stick Ultra, Chap-ET Sunban, Blistex Ultra Protection
There may be other brand names for this medicine.
When This Medicine Should Not Be Used:
Talk with your doctor if you have had an allergic reaction to a sunscreen. Even if you have had an allergic reaction to one sunscreen, you still may be able to use another sunscreen that contains different ingredients.
How to Use This Medicine:
Cream, Stick, Gel/Jelly, Lotion, Spray
- Most sunscreens are applied about 15 to 30 minutes before you go out into the sun. Sunscreens that contain PABA should be used about 1 to 2 hours before sun exposure. There are many different kinds of sunscreens, so instructions may change with each product. Always read and follow the instructions on the package label.
- Use the sunscreen on your skin only. Do not get it in your eyes, nose, or mouth. Do not use the spray on your face. A sunscreen stick or lip balm especially made for your face is easy to use.
- Apply a thick layer of sunscreen to all skin areas exposed to the sun. Reapply the sunscreen about every 2 hours, or after swimming, towel drying, or heavy sweating.
- If the sunscreen contains alcohol, you should not use it near a fire or if you are smoking.
How to Store and Dispose of This Medicine:
- Store the sunscreen at room temperature away from heat and direct light. Do not freeze.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Drugs and Foods to Avoid:
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.
- Talk with your doctor before using a sunscreen on the same skin areas you are treating with other skin medicines.
Warnings While Using This Medicine:
- You should not use sunscreens on children younger than 6 months of age unless you have first talked with your child's doctor. Children younger than 6 months old may absorb sunscreen through their skin into their bodies. It is best to keep infants younger than 6 months old out of the sun. If this cannot be avoided, lightweight clothes and a hat may help protect an infant from the sun.
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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