Convenience and safety – is the core value that consumers aim at for baby wipes. However, to avoid affecting the thin and sensitive skin of the child, be a wise mother to choose for your child a prestigious and quality product.
According to doctors, you should choose wet towels with safe formula, originating from reputable and experienced companies for the product line for mothers and babies. Ingredients wet towels absolutely not contain alcohol or any derivatives of alcohol, soft, smooth surface will help the baby skin which is less elastic will not be irritated, smooth when used.
How to choose a safe wet tissue
On the towel is a symbol for children (baby picture, age of use …).
Note the expiry date, label, origin. Do not choose to buy cheap goods, with unknown origins.
Do not choose the type of fragrance too strong because to have that fragrance they have been soaked with a lot of chemicals
Check to see if the ingredient contains sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) – the detergent often found in hygiene products such as shampoos, massage creams, damp towels that can cause eye damage and blindness in children; or Propylene Glycol causes skin rashes, deafness, kidney, liver and cell membrane damage, resulting in a rash, dryness and damage to the skin’s surface. These substances have just been recommended by US scientists not to be exposed to young children.
Choose a reputable brand, especially a brand associated with a series of products for babies.
Things to keep in mind when using wet towels for children
In addition to daily hygiene for babies with wet towels, mothers still need to wash their babies at least 2 times / day.
Children’s skin is often fragile, sensitive, so it is easy to be allergic, dermatitis when in contact with chemicals, except that you let your baby use “fine” paper towels. There are wet towels that meet the prescribed standards, reputable manufacturers, but because the baby’s skin is sensitive to a certain material or chemical that leads to itching. In this case, it is best to stop using wet paper towels and find an alternative method of hygiene for your baby.
Just use a wet tissue to clean without washing with water, it still does not guarantee hygiene for the baby. Every day, in addition to cleaning the baby with a wet towel, mothers still need to wash their babies at least 2 times / day.
Do not use wet towels to wipe wounds, scratches on the baby’s skin. The reason is that the substances in the towel can affect and injure the wound.
To ensure maximum safety for your baby’s health, mothers should clean their babies with clean water, do not overdo it on wet tissues because the chemicals in wet tissues have a significant effect on the skin of little. Minimize the use of wet towels for children, maybe you only use when going out or in conditions of water shortage or not guaranteed to clean your baby. Daily cleaning method with clean water is still the safest and best method for children.