Best Beauty Buys 2023: Children's Products
Gentle yet effective, here are our top body wash, moisturisers, sunscreen and acne treatment picks for your precious little ones
By guoxiongho -
Best Beauty Buys is The Singapore Women's Weekly's annual round up of the best and most effective products currently on the shelves. This year, we spotlight the skincare and makeup needs of busy mums who juggle children and demanding jobs who want to look and feel good doing it. The products were road-tested by a group of such multi-tasking women, and these are their picks.
Children's products can be rather difficult to shop for. Unlike skincare targeted for adults, we tend to prioritise gentle and safe over anything fancy. With skin that is more sensitive and delicate than ours, we want to make sure our children get what they need in a skincare product, be it a moisturiser, bath product or sunscreen. Here are our top picks.
Suitable for kids over two months old, Curél's ceramide-infused body cleanser has a instant foaming pump to create a rich lather that easily coats the body. The pH-balanced hypoallergenic formula also does not contain added colourants and fragrances.
Best Itch-Relieving Cream For Kids: A-Derma Exomega Control Emollient Cream, $50.40
Comprising of 95 percent natural origin ingredients, A-Derma's fragrance-free cream can be used on the face and body. The soothing formula is bolstered with niacinamide, oat extract and evening primrose oil.
Best Hydrating Body Lotion For Kids: Vivaiodays Apricot Oil Nourishing Face & Body Lotion, $35
Created with Ayurveda principles in mind, Vivaiodays added a trifecta of apricot kernel, sweet almond and oat oils to moisturise skin. In addition, cucumber water helps to soothe sensitive skin.
Best Gentle Moisturiser For Kids: Cetaphil Pro AD Derma Skin Restoring Moisturizer Twin Pack, $75.50
Cetaphil's gentle formulation employs both ceramides and patented Filaggrin technology to relieve dry, itchy and irritated skin while strengthening the skin's natural barrier to retain hydration and moisture.
Bioré's sunscreen can be used from the ages two and above. It uses zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as its sunscreen filters and does not contain alcohol, parabens, fragrances or colourants. The lightweight texture spreads easily while being resistant to sweat, water and friction.
Tea tree oil is known for its strong anti-microbial properties and its potency means that you only need a small targeted dab to treat any breakouts. The Body Shop uses Kenyan tea tree leaves and steam-distils them for 12 hours to extract the oils.
Bio-Oil's intensely moisturising gel contains a slew of nourishing ingredients such as vitamins A and E, rosemary, lavender, chamomile and calendula oils, shea butter, lanolin, PurCellin oil, urea, glycerin and hyaluronic acid.