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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
We have Johnson and Johnson night time lotion and what-not for our 6
month old boy, and as of late I have been wanting to stop putting it on him for fear of the chemicals in it being absorbed into his body and bloodstream, giving him hormonal issues, skin issues, etc. Am i being paranoid? He doesn't have dry skin, sometimes his cheeks feel a TINY TINY bit dry, but that's it really. We also like giving him massages with it too. Thanks in advance! |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
Yes, you are being paranoid. It's BABY lotion, so it's made for babies.
-- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 Check out the family -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clark_Guest1, Password: guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password wrote in message ups.com... We have Johnson and Johnson night time lotion and what-not for our 6 month old boy, and as of late I have been wanting to stop putting it on him for fear of the chemicals in it being absorbed into his body and bloodstream, giving him hormonal issues, skin issues, etc. Am i being paranoid? He doesn't have dry skin, sometimes his cheeks feel a TINY TINY bit dry, but that's it really. We also like giving him massages with it too. Thanks in advance! |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
I personally would say that the concern is a little on the paranoid
side. I have been using Johnson and Johnson night time bubble bath and lotion with my two (four and two) for a year now. Before that I always used Johnson's baby lotion on them, even as infants, to give them a little massage at the end of the day. Neither of mine have experienced any problems with it. -Jen On Nov 14, 1:07 pm, wrote: We have Johnson and Johnson night time lotion and what-not for our 6 month old boy, and as of late I have been wanting to stop putting it on him for fear of the chemicals in it being absorbed into his body and bloodstream, giving him hormonal issues, skin issues, etc. Am i being paranoid? He doesn't have dry skin, sometimes his cheeks feel a TINY TINY bit dry, but that's it really. We also like giving him massages with it too. Thanks in advance! |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
wrote in message ups.com... We have Johnson and Johnson night time lotion and what-not for our 6 month old boy, and as of late I have been wanting to stop putting it on him for fear of the chemicals in it being absorbed into his body and bloodstream, giving him hormonal issues, skin issues, etc. Am i being paranoid? He doesn't have dry skin, sometimes his cheeks feel a TINY TINY bit dry, but that's it really. We also like giving him massages with it too. Thanks in advance! I've never heard anythng about it - like Jamie says, it;s baby lotion. I don't use it as I didn't find it helped my DD's dry skin. I used olive oil, and still do, I find it fantastic - and natural. I use baby bath & shampoo, but that's all, I don't use talc or anything else on her skin. She doesn't get nappy rash, and only once had a tiny patch of eczema. Olive oil worked well in conjunction with hydrocortisone on that too! Lucy x |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
On Nov 15, 5:07 am, wrote:
We have Johnson and Johnson night time lotion and what-not for our 6 month old boy, and as of late I have been wanting to stop putting it on him for fear of the chemicals in it being absorbed into his body and bloodstream, giving him hormonal issues, skin issues, etc. Am i being paranoid? He doesn't have dry skin, sometimes his cheeks feel a TINY TINY bit dry, but that's it really. We also like giving him massages with it too. Thanks in advance! Hi, no you aren't paranoid you just love your baby and are using your brain in regards to how you care for him. I can suggest Weleda Calendula oil, I use it for nappy changes, massage, and my midwife suggested it for bath oil instead of soap. Just be careful it makes baby even more slippery to hold on to when wet! I use it for my own moisturiser too. You can buy it from chemists (drug stores I guess if you are American). It has a lot of edible oils in it, which is better than mineral oils which can be in a lot of Johnsons stuff. For baby products they can be a bit harsh. Over here in New Zealand we also have a nice brand called Eco store, see if there is anything like that in your hometown. |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
wrote in message ups.com... We have Johnson and Johnson night time lotion and what-not for our 6 month old boy, and as of late I have been wanting to stop putting it on him for fear of the chemicals in it being absorbed into his body and bloodstream, giving him hormonal issues, skin issues, etc. Am i being paranoid? He doesn't have dry skin, sometimes his cheeks feel a TINY TINY bit dry, but that's it really. We also like giving him massages with it too. Thanks in advance! I started looking into the whole chemical thing when DD arrived and it's strange how your world perspective changes when you have a child. Amongst other things I'm now, for example grinding my own organic wheat to make fresh whole grain sourdough bread so my dd gets the maximum nutrition and avoids preservatives etc etc DH of course thinks I'm going over the top and maybe I am somewhat - but in looking into it I now believe that many of the everyday foods we eat are bad for us, and many products we use are full of potentially bad chemicals and carcinogens. I don't know about Johnsons Nighttime Lotion, but apparantly Johnsons No More Tears Baby Shampoo doesn't "not hurt" eyes, it just anesthetizes the eyes so they don't feel the sting of the soap that is still going straight over their eyes. That wasn't good enough for me so I went and found a different product which is just gentle and doesn't sting to begin with. I guess what I'm trying to say though is that I found sooooo many things that could cause potential problems that I have to choose what I'm going to do something about and what I'll let slide. For example we live in a city so we have exhaust fumes around us, powerlines and so forth, I use a microwave and we eat red meat. We're not going to move to the country and unplug from the grid (at this point in time) so I'm selective in what I can do. This has gotten rather long, and I'm not sure it's making sense, so I'll try and summarize - be paranoid, research all you can, and then decide if it's something you can easily change, or if it's worth the extra effort compared to how risky you think the product is. FWIW I don't trust manufacturers in the slightest - for the most part they are in it for the money - not for the well being and health of our kids. I think many of the products marketed as "safe" have a lot of potentially bad things in them - BUT - many many people use them and would say they are fine, and I'm no scientist. I hope this kind of helps - and that it makes sense. |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
Hi, I posted this somewhere else, but the website I use to look up how
safe a baby product is Environmental Working Group - they list all the chemicals in a product, and which ones cause problems, which are safer etc. Google them, I believe they are a non-profit group who is an environmental watchdog kind of organization. I switched from one baby shampoo to another because of their website. However, when I start getting worried about all the chemicals in things I think about all the ones I can't control (i.e. smog, car exhaust etc.). No matter what, your child is going to be exposed to environmental toxins. Just the way it is, so don't worry too much about it. If you want to make educated choices and cut out or reduce the toxins you can, check out EWG. |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
On Nov 15, 8:08 am, "Linda" wrote:
apparantly Johnsons No More Tears Baby Shampoo doesn't "not hurt" eyes, it just anesthetizes the eyes so they don't feel the sting of the soap that is still going straight over their eyes. It doesn't anesthetize them. If you touch your cornea at the same time, you'll still feel it. There ARE nonionic surfactants with detergent properties that DO anesthetize mucous membranes such as the cornea, but those aren't in baby shampoos. (They're in spermicide and various detergent products.) The nonionic surfactants in baby shampoos do, however, counteract the sting of the other ingredients without actually numbing the eyes as they would be from an opthalmic exam with anesthetic. That wasn't good enough for me so I went and found a different product which is just gentle and doesn't sting to begin with. What product is that, and what are its ingredients? Robert |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
Jamie Clark wrote:
Yes, you are being paranoid. It's BABY lotion, so it's made for babies. I don't buy that as an argument, nappies are made for babies, yet they have chemicals in them (the gel that makes them hold urine, yet be compact), that have raised genuine concerns about multiple different problems, to the extent that most countries have banned their use in tampons. I don't know enough to know whether any of the chemicals in baby lotions have raised as many concerns, but something being made for a purpose, doesn't imply safety for that purpose, requirements for testing are non existant in many product areas, there are things that are banned from use, such as lead in paint, but not everything that replaces those kind of things has undergone rigorous long term testing for each particular use and products being withdrawn from the market because something is found to be harmful, rather than something known to be harmful be in the product by error is not unheard of. Anne |
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Baby lotion chemicals - am i being paranoid?
There are chemicals everywhere. Even natural or organic products have
chemicals in them. Johnson & Johnson has been making and selling baby lotion for a long long long time. Generations of families have used it. I would think that if it wasn't safe, that it would have been noticed by now. She asked a question, and I gave her MY answer. Yes, I think she is being paranoid. -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 Check out the family -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clark_Guest1, Password: guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... Jamie Clark wrote: Yes, you are being paranoid. It's BABY lotion, so it's made for babies. I don't buy that as an argument, nappies are made for babies, yet they have chemicals in them (the gel that makes them hold urine, yet be compact), that have raised genuine concerns about multiple different problems, to the extent that most countries have banned their use in tampons. I don't know enough to know whether any of the chemicals in baby lotions have raised as many concerns, but something being made for a purpose, doesn't imply safety for that purpose, requirements for testing are non existant in many product areas, there are things that are banned from use, such as lead in paint, but not everything that replaces those kind of things has undergone rigorous long term testing for each particular use and products being withdrawn from the market because something is found to be harmful, rather than something known to be harmful be in the product by error is not unheard of. Anne |
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