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What you put on your baby's skin does make a difference. The following is an excerpt from the Pittman Post, a newsletter for parents and child-care providers:

SKIN DANGER

Newborn infants are exposed to an average of fifty (50) different environmental chemicals through the use of skin products, according to a recent study published in Clinical Pediatrics.

Because newborn skin has a poorly developed outer layer, chemicals are much more easily absorbed when compared to adult skin.

This means a much greater risk of chemical poisoning.

The authors believe that all over-the-counter skin products should be studied extensively for their possible hazards.

COMMENTARY

The most astonishing findings from this study were: by using common disposable diapers, diaper wipes, soaps, baby powders, baby shampoos and diaper rash ointments, we are exposing our baby's skin to approximately forty-eight (48) different chemicals.

Of these chemicals, 12% are known to be moderate to very Toxic when ingested, while for another 64% - no information was available.

Given the fact that newborn skin absorbs chemicals much more easily than adults, the study implies that skin exposure could be as dangerous as ingesting chemicals known to be poisonous.

From Pittman Post Volume 1, Issue 2, reprinted with permission

Other articles that might be of interest:

• The High Cost of Convenience - The Risks of Disposable Diapers
• Chemicals in Diapers Cited as Possible Asthma Trigger
• Dangers of Disposables
• New Tests Confirm TBT Poison in Proctor & Gamble's Pampers®
• Your Choice Does Make a Difference!
• The Facts: Cloth Versus Disposable Diapers
• What's Wrong With 'Disposable' Single-Use Diapers?
• Proctor and Gamble's Toxic Tea
• The Truth (About Disposable Diapers)
• Environmental Concerns - What Do They Mean For You and Your Baby?
• Environmental Concerns II - Looking at Both Sides of the Issue

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