Insect repellent
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Topic: Insect repellent
Posted By: hils10
Subject: Insect repellent
Date Posted: 18 December 2010 at 11:12am
| Does anyone know if there are any insect repellents out there that are safe for babies under 1 year? Our little one is 10.5 months and we are taking her camping in Northland over Christmas, and I'm a little worried about the mozzies cos they can be a little fierce where we're going. |
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 18 December 2010 at 2:13pm
| We got one from Health 2000 when sproglet was little (like 4 months) and we were travelling to Aussie. Not sure how successful it was but it was all natural. |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 18 December 2010 at 6:42pm
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Hmm... I just sprayed Jacob with regular stuff the other day, didn't even think about it, perhaps I should have. Are the regular ones not OK? -------------   
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Posted By: hils10
Date Posted: 18 December 2010 at 7:35pm
| I don't know about the regular ones, but most of them have DEET which is fairly nasty stuff. I have no idea what the recommended exposure level is for young babies though. |
Posted By: Kirstine
Date Posted: 19 December 2010 at 8:01am
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There is a Tui insect balm, it does have beeswax in it though which i'm not too sure about, but I used it on my 4 month old once. I will be buying some for myself, but my girl is 1 now.
http://www.tuibalmes.co.nz/pagesprod/productdetails.aspx?pid=225 - Tui Bug Balm ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 23 December 2010 at 2:07pm
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I got a kids roll on from the chemist yesterday (can't remember the brand) that says it is suitable for 6months plus. All of the other ones say 2+ so it pays to read the back of them. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 23 December 2010 at 2:37pm
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I have seen some sunblocks (Cancer Society for example) that have insect repellent in them. 30SPF but not sure if it's gentle enough on babies skin... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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