Is using talcum
powder for babies as beneficial as you think?
Parents often have a habit of applying a
small amount of talcum
powder to babies after their bath with a hope that it can desiccate and have
flavor attracting babies.
Talcum powder brings no advantages but lots of
disadvantages
Although
talcum powder is scented and can
desiccate very well as the thought of many people, doctors advise you should
limit or had better not use it for babies because this brings many implicit bad
effects.
Talcum powder brings no advantages
but lots of disadvantages.
Evidence
shows that talcum powder contains
ingredients and chemicals that cause problems for babies’ respiratory system
and even make them contract dangerous pulmonary disease if using talcum powder
in a long time and in wrong way.
Many
parents suppose that talcum powder
can prevent prickly heat effectively, but in fact currently there is no proof
affirming this with respect to medicine.
So,
maybe you should not apply talcum
powder to babies after their bath,
but instead of that, use dry towel or soft cloth to lightly dry babies, and you
can get the same effect as using talcum
powder without worrying about bad influence caused by it.
Not
only babies but women also use talcum
powder to apply to their ‘private parts’ to dry pudenda. This is so dangerous
since experts show that frequently using talcum powder for ‘private parts’ will
make women increase the risk of contracting ovarian cancer and easily have
inflammation.
Choosing and using talcum powder
Choosing and using talcum powder
If you
want to use talcum powder for your
baby in right way to limit maximally its bad impacts, comply with these
following rules:
o Choose talcum powder that is produced by famous manufacturers and
has been already tested to reduce maximally the risk that baby’s skin gets
allergy. If you have unanswered queries when choosing talcum powder for your
baby, ask for pediatrician’s advice to have more thorough consultancy and
instruction about this.
o Do not forget to read
expiration date and instruction for use before buying the product.
o When using talcum powder, you should not take it near
baby’s face since this make the baby easily breathe in powder dust.
o You had better not apply talcum powder to baby’s body – this is a harmful
habit parents usually have. Instead of that, pour some talcum powder on your
hand and apply steadily into the baby’s nappy.
o Just use talcum powder for baby’s bottom or back, not for
its genitalia or neck since it is near baby’s nose and mouth, and such applying
makes it easily breathe in powder dust.
o Absolutely do not use talcum powder if baby’s skin has symptoms like
inflammation, allergy, rash or is injured, which cause implicit infection for
it.
o
Do not let
babies play with talcum powder.
This is very dangerous and noxious, and can even make them poisoned. So,
parents have to put out of babies’ reach talcum powder in particular and other
things in general which have implicit bad risks for babies.
