Can babies use talcum powder?

Babies' skin is particularly delicate. In summer, when the weather is hot, it is particularly important to care for baby's skin. At this time, you can use some baby talcum powder, which is very effective. When using baby talcum powder, you must pay attention to some methods to avoid the talcum powder flying around. Apply it carefully on the child's body to prevent the powder from entering the child's mouth, nose and eyes.

Can babies use talcum powder?

1. Be careful when applying talcum powder. First, pour the powder on your hands or powder puff away from the baby, and then apply it on the baby's body carefully to prevent the talcum powder from flying around.

2. When using, sprinkle the baby's whole body gently (use a powder puff or gauze wrapped with cotton), especially key areas such as buttocks, armpits, leg hollows, under the neck, etc.

3. When applying powder, you need to open up the wrinkles and sprinkle it on your face. Do not use too much each time.

4. Avoid getting powder in eyes, ears and mouth.

5. After use, the lid should be closed immediately and stored properly, and infants and young children should not be allowed to play with it.

6. Avoid splashing in the air duct.

7. Avoid applying talcum powder to babies in front of older children to prevent them from imitating you.

8. Do not confuse talcum powder for babies (prickly heat powder can be used in summer) with that for adults. It is advisable to buy talcum powder specifically for children.

The Difference Between Baby Powder and Powder

The hot summer has arrived, and various cooling and sweat-absorbing products have entered the shopping list of mothers. Many babies are prone to prickly heat in summer, which makes mothers very worried, so talcum powder has become a "hot commodity". However, some parents still choose prickly heat powder. Some mothers are confused about whether talcum powder and prickly heat powder can be used interchangeably. The editor said that the ingredients of the two are different, and their irritation to the skin is also different.

The ingredients are different

The main raw materials of prickly heat powder are talc, spices, sublimated sulfur, menthol, zinc oxide, thymol and salicylic acid. The main ingredients of talcum powder are talc (or corn flour), boric acid, magnesium carbonate and fragrance. The main difference is that prickly heat powder contains menthol and salicylic acid, while talcum powder does not; the boric acid contained in talcum powder is prohibited in prickly heat powder.

Talcum powder is less irritating

Some chemical ingredients in talcum powder and prickly heat powder have a certain irritating effect on the skin, such as menthol and salicylic acid in prickly heat powder. Comparing the ingredients of the two, talcum powder contains less ingredients such as menthol than prickly heat powder, which also means that the irritation of talcum powder to baby's skin is correspondingly reduced.