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Sunscreen is supposed to protect people. But this product caused serious harm to a one-year-old child.

When spring starts hotting up, people want nothing more than to relax in the sunshine.

Parents with young children always do their best to ensure that the little ones are well protected from the sun.

That, of course, means administering a healthy dose of sunscreen. But could certain brands of sunscreen actually end up harming your children?

That appears to be what happened in this instance.

Rebecca Cannon took her kids out to play and realized that she had forgotten to bring any sunscreen. Luckily, Cannon’s sister had brought some with her, Banna Boat Kids Sunscreen Spray SPF 50.

So Cannon sprayed some onto her hands and applied it onto her 14-month-old daughter, Kyla’s, face.

But in a short amount of time, Kyla’s face was red and puffed up. So Cannon brought the baby inside, hoping that the burns would recede.

But the next morning, Kyla’s face was even worse. The redness was stronger than before and her skin was blistering.

As soon as she saw her daughter like this, Cannon rushed Kyla to the emergency room. The doctors ended up diagnosing Kyla with second-degree burns.

The mother was puzzled as to how her daughter had received the burns. After all, she had applied a generous amount of sunscreen onto Kyla and made her wear a hat.

The doctors gave Cannon a cream for her daughter’s face. After Cannon had applied it to Kyla’s face twice, her skin only became redder. So the mother took her child to the emergency room once again.

This time, a dermatologist checked Kyla and heard the mother’s story. The dermatologist concluded that the sunscreen had caused the burns.

Cannon, quite rightly, was outraged. She contacted Banna Boat, the sunscreen company, about her daughter’s condition.

The company responded, saying that Cannon could have a refund and that it would test their product. After this, Cannon never heard back from the company.

Then Cannon decided to research the sunscreen herself and was shocked at what she found.

A range of other parents had complained about their children receiving burns from the sunscreen.

Pretty soon, a range of media sources began investigating the complaints into Banana Boat sunscreen.

Health Canada then revealed that it had received nine complaints regarding Banana Boat products and was investigating the matter.

Banana Boat has insisted that its products are safe for use. It told Today the following:

“All Banana Boat products undergo rigorous testing to ensure they are appropriately labeled and meet all relevant health regulations, including SPF tests.”

However, Banana Boat does have a history of product issues.

In the year 2012, some of its sunscreen spray products had to be recalled because it caused people to catch on fire after they had applied it and come close to an open flame.

Cannon must feel terrible, through no fault of her own. She took measures to protect her child from sunburn. But the product ended up harming the infant anyway.

She will be sure to avoid Banana Boat sunscreen from now on.

Banana Boat sunscreen products remain on sale to this day. All people should be cautious when using them.

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Source: Today, Global News, ABC10