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Everyday Children's Health

Most healthy children eating a reasonable diet need no supplement at all. The ones worth considering are vitamin D, iron where a test shows it is low, and something to fill the gaps of a genuinely narrow diet.

What actually helps
  • Dosing by age and weight, following the box rather than halving an adult product.
  • Vitamin D, which is the one most children are actually short of.
  • Keeping gummies out of reach — they taste like sweets and overdose is a real risk.
  • Food first. A fussy phase is usually a phase rather than a deficiency.

Products for this

39 products
Alpha Benzyl Benzoate 100ml
Alpha
Alpha Benzyl Benzoate 100ml
Benzyl benzoate 25% application

WHO-listed scabies treatment that cures when the whole household protocol is followed.

R33.99
Alpha Zinc & Castor Cream 50g
Alpha
Alpha Zinc & Castor Cream 50g
Zinc oxide with castor oil barrier base

The classic zinc and castor barrier cream that prevents nappy rash at every change.

R40.99
Ashton & Parsons Powders 20
Ashton & Parsons
Ashton & Parsons Powders 20
Tincture of matricaria (chamomile) powder

The 150-year-old chamomile teething powders: gentle, safe, and honestly just comfort.

R56.99
Calpol Paed Strawberry 50ml
Calpol
Calpol Paed Strawberry 50ml
Paracetamol 120mg/5ml

The reference strawberry paracetamol suspension every young family should own first.

R48.99
Entiro Probiotic 10ml Drops
Entiro
Entiro Probiotic 10ml Drops
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, 1 billion CFU per 6-drop dose

L. rhamnosus GG infant drops, the most-studied probiotic strain, for antibiotics and gastro.

R229.99
Gastrotan Kids 250mg Sachets 20
Gastrotan
Gastrotan Kids 250mg Sachets 20
Gelatin tannate 250mg per sachet

Household 20-pack of child-dosed tannate sachets for gastro season.

R219.99
Himalaya Bonnisan Liquid 120ml
Himalaya
Himalaya Bonnisan Liquid 120ml
Dill oil, fennel and supporting Ayurvedic herbs

Gentle herbal liquid for wind, colic and digestive discomfort in babies and young children.

R129.21
Himalaya Mentat Syrup 100ml
Himalaya
Himalaya Mentat Syrup 100ml
Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi) with Centella asiatica and supporting Ayurvedic herbs

Ayurvedic brain tonic syrup with Bacopa for memory, concentration and learning. 100ml.

R158.76
Himalaya Mentat Syrup 200ml
Himalaya
Himalaya Mentat Syrup 200ml
Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi) with Centella asiatica and supporting Ayurvedic herbs

Ayurvedic brain tonic syrup with Bacopa for memory, concentration and learning. 200ml.

R218.36
Hydrolec Sachets Mango 10x5.3g
Hydrolec
Hydrolec Sachets Mango 10x5.3g
Low-osmolarity glucose-electrolyte ORS

WHO-pattern rehydration sachets in mango, the correct answer to every gastro episode.

R68.99
Hydrolec Sachets Orange 10x5.3g
Hydrolec
Hydrolec Sachets Orange 10x5.3g
Low-osmolarity glucose-electrolyte ORS

Orange low-osmolarity rehydration sachets, affordable and life-saving.

R68.99
Karvol Inhalent Caps 10
Karvol
Karvol Inhalent Caps 10
Menthol, pine, terpineol aromatic oils

Twist-open vapour capsules sprinkled near the pillow for easier-feeling night breathing.

R103.99
Ketocal 300g Powder
Ketocal
Ketocal 300g Powder
Nutritionally complete 4:1 ketogenic formula

Nutritionally complete 4:1 ketogenic formula for the medical ketogenic diet, under supervision.

R651.08
MNI Sleepvance Kids 30 Tabs
MNI
MNI Sleepvance Kids 30 Tabs
Somnum blend: valerian 75mg, passionflower 100mg, L-theanine 200mg, glycine 650mg, inositol 250mg, with magnesium, zinc, vitamin D3 and active folate

Chewable herbal and nutrient sleep support for children 8 years and older. Melatonin-free.

R303.21
Marshalls Gripe Water 100ml Boxed
Marshalls
Marshalls Gripe Water 100ml Boxed
Alkaline herbal gripe water (verify alcohol- and sugar-free on pack)

The traditional colic comfort bottle, safe when alcohol-free, sold with honest expectations.

R40.99
Prospan Cough Liquid Menthol 100ml
Prospan
Prospan Cough Liquid Menthol 100ml
Ivy leaf extract EA 575 (Hedera helix)

Trial-backed ivy leaf cough syrup, alcohol- and sugar-free, in the standard 100ml.

R115.99
Prospan Cough Liquid Menthol 200ml
Prospan
Prospan Cough Liquid Menthol 200ml
Ivy leaf extract EA 575 (Hedera helix)

The world's best-selling ivy cough syrup with real trial evidence, family 200ml bottle.

R202.99
Salex SSR Paediatric Kit
Salex
Salex SSR Paediatric Kit
Buffered isotonic saline rinse kit

Complete child-sized sinus rinse kit for the allergic or perpetually blocked nose.

R192.99
Sinupret Syrup 100ml
Sinupret
Sinupret Syrup 100ml
Gentian, primula, sorrel, elder and verbena (BNO extract)

The five-herb sinus-drainage formula in child-friendly syrup form.

R151.99
Sterimar Baby Nasal Spray 50ml
Sterimar
Sterimar Baby Nasal Spray 50ml
Isotonic seawater, baby nozzle

From-birth seawater spray with safety nozzle for clearing tiny blocked noses.

R254.99
Tasectan Paediatric 10 Sachets
Tasectan
Tasectan Paediatric 10 Sachets
Gelatin tannate 250mg per sachet

Single-episode pack of child-dosed tannate sachets, used beside rehydration.

R150.99
Tasectan Paediatric 16 Sachets
Tasectan
Tasectan Paediatric 16 Sachets
Gelatin tannate 250mg per sachet

Child-dosed tannate sachets that soothe the gut lining during diarrhoea, alongside ORS.

R232.99
Telament Drops 30ml
Telament
Telament Drops 30ml
Simethicone drops

Simethicone colic drops: perfectly safe to try, honestly uncertain to work.

R167.99
Vi-Daylin Drops 25ml
Vi-Daylin
Vi-Daylin Drops 25ml
Infant multivitamin drops (A, C, D and B-complex)

Guideline-backed infant multivitamin drops anchored on vitamin D for breastfed babies.

R227.99
Vicks Baby Rub 45g
Vicks
Vicks Baby Rub 45g
Aloe, lavender and rosemary in petrolatum (camphor-free)

Camphor-free baby chest rub for the bedtime massage ritual, safe where VapoRub is not.

R68.99
Vicks Baby Rub 90g
Vicks
Vicks Baby Rub 90g
Aloe, lavender and rosemary in petrolatum (camphor-free)

Family-size camphor-free baby rub for winter's bedtime massage ritual.

R104.99
Woods Childrens Formula 50ml
Woods
Woods Childrens Formula 50ml
Children's cough formulation — VERIFY LABEL

The milder children's member of the famous peppermint cough family, dosed by label.

R46.99