Consumer Reports Warns Against Using Spray-On Sunscreen on Children

Don't use spray-on sunscreen on your kids this summer, Consumer Reports is recommending.

The reason? Asthma and allergy risk, USA Today reported Thursday.

In its July issue, the consumer magazine said that it cannot recommend using the spray-on sunscreen varieties on children until the Food and Drug Administration completes a study of the products announced in 2011. The study focuses on whether or not spray-on sunscreen could pose a danger when inhaled.

"We have also removed one sunscreen spray — Ocean Potion Kids Instant Dry Mist SPF 50 — from the group of recommended sunscreens in our sunscreen ratings, because it is marketed especially for children," the magazine wrote in its latest issue, according to USA Today.

The newspaper, in its report, quoted a physician as saying all aerosol products including spray-on sunscreen shouldn't be used on children with respiratory issues.

Still, according to the Consumer Reports story, spray-on sunscreen is better than nothing and should still be used if no other lotion is available. The magazine recommends parents spray it on their hands and then apply to children.