How To Pick A Healthy Baby Powder
Well, this question becomes an important issue since many who say that the baby powder dangerous and not recommended for use.Almost all moms wear powder on the baby. The point, in addition to give fragrance to the baby's body, the powder is believed to absorb moisture. Moreover, when used before the baby diaper is applied. Later arose a difference of opinion about whether the use of talc is safe in infants.
Most products feature talc baby powder as basic materials. Talc is a kind of rock minerals that have been through the process of mining and milling to be fine granules. Through this process, some mineral particles are successfully removed, but some particles that are similar to asbestos minerals remain. The particles that make talc become dangerous. If someone (especially infants) often inhale, then the particles are so small it can be left in the lungs and cause inflammation, pneumonia, even death could have been. However, the correlation between the talc and lung cancer is still uncertain.
Based on the negative consequences of that, the American Academy of Pediatrics prohibits the use of talc-based powder infant. Plus, new issues emerged recently that mentioned the use of talc-based powder on baby girl pubic area can cause ovarian cancer. Until now, the issue is still in the research process to prove its truth.
To avoid the dangers of talc on babies, there are several actions that can be done by moms:
* Choose a talc-free powder. Usually listed on the packaging of powder-free words of talc. Alternatively, moms can make sure no talc powder as a base material by reading the ingredients on the back of the packaging. The powder is safe for use in infants is a cornstarch-based powder
* Do not just sprinkle the powder on baby's skin. If if was still using a powder made from talc, powder brush should advance on both hands moms away from baby's face. This is to avoid the powder inhaled and get into the baby's lungs
* Never sprinkle baby powder on the genital area. Although the issue of talc causes ovarian cancer has not been proven, but it is better to avoid
* Never put the powder close to the baby. This measure is intended to avoid the infant accidentally played, dropped, or spilled powder on (or near) face
* When changing diapers, use a cream or petroleum jelly. Therefore, there is no evidence showing that the powder can prevent baby rash on the buttocks. Instead, the evidence actually says that the powder is not cleared in the groin area and buttocks baby can cause irritation, although the powder is talc free and made from cornstarch
Pick A Baby Powder
So what is important is for parents to understand the purpose of the use of powder. The main purpose is to avoid excess moisture. To avoid diaper rash, the best way rather than just providing a powder, but the diaper area clean and dry the baby's skin properly.