Johnsons Baby Oil

[2CheekyMonkeys]

i was told not to use vegetable oil by a pharmacist once, cant remember why. they said to use olive oil. i would just use sorbolene.

[BellyBelly]

Sorbolene is also petrochemical products, I would go something organic for sensitive, delicate newborn skin.

[ll80]

if bubs accidently inhales any of that stuff it's fatal, will coat the inside of the lungs leading to a very slow death via suffocation. There is nothing they can do to fix it.
No baby oils in this house, especially not J&J, might as well rub petrol on them.

[ubba82]

How dissappointing, I didnt know that ALL j&j products were bad. I really love the pink cream for cleaning bums when they are little. I guess I will throw it away for the next bub. What about their powder? The cornstarch one is so soft and smells lovely.

[BellyBelly]

What Are You Feeding Your Family's Skin?

We know that what we put on our skin enters the body - if it didn't, how do you explain the success of hormone replacement and nicotine patches? Take a look at the packaging of products you use and read the ingredient listing. You may find you need a chemistry degree to understand them. Do you really believe they are safe for you and your family?

[Heaven]

Thanks for all the info everyone! I didn't know it could be fatal, how bloody stupid for something you put on your baby!!
I knew all the J&J stuff was bad and told ppl but they still bought it for me, what a waste coz I haven't used any of it. Thought the oil might be ok coz it didn't say many ingredients but nope that one's going too!

[AliBaby]

i got so many j & j products from people... i am talking about 8 bottles of stuff. Do you think rather than throwing it i could just use them on me or are they bad for everyone?

[Snacks]

ubba: I wouldn't use powder on bubs. They can inhale that too, which is dangerous. And any talc on the nappy region for girls is bad news - talc has links with cervical cancer. It does smell nice and I've heard people use it in their shoes for foot odour!
Heaven: I got given loads of the stuff as well. It's such a waste! A friend did a course in baby massage and was expressly told the only thing NOT to use for babies is mineral (baby) oil! Go figure.
Ali: Do you have sensitive skin? Personally, I'm not too fussed about what I put on my skin, so I'd probably use it (the soaps, not the powder or the oil). But then my skin isn't sensitive like my DD's is. The fragrances in the J&J stuff gave her horrific eczema.

[Gigi]

i got so many j & j products from people...

it's not just the bottles and tubes either

the supermarket baby wipes are a mindfield too, the levels of fragrance in the "fragrance free" ones! 99% of the brands use propylene glycol. One brand that doesn't, uses sodium laureth sulphate.
the only one i will use (sparingly) is the Nature Babycare Wipes.

even if you are using disposable nappies, to clean your baby's bottom, with a wet facewasher (just water) is so much safer.

if you can't face the thought of poo on facewashers, just do it with the wee nappies.

you'll save heaps of money, and there will be less chemicals on your baby's bottom.

and the amount of chemicals in disposable nappies! OMG, don't get me started!

poor babies!
all this stuff that is marketed so aggressively to new parents
we assume that's it's illegal to sell products that are dangerous to baby's - how i wish that were the case!