Nowadays, many parents go out with a cleaning artifact - hand sanitizer!
Especially during the epidemic period, some parents regard it as a "life-saving straw" for preventing bacteria and viruses.
Indeed, when you take your baby out to play, your baby's hands will touch different objects and there will be more bacteria than others.
And the hand sanitizer thing, it simply saved parents and babies. Because it doesn't have to rinse, poof, baby's two small hands rub, and everything will be fine. The most important thing is that the baby does not resist, and the parents do not have to pull the child around to find the pool.
Too worry-free to have wood! It is no wonder that so many parents flock to it
However, this so-called artifact is actually full of hidden dangers. If parents do not pay attention to the following situations, then this hand sanitizer that can be called a cleaning artifact has become the "biggest murderer" who threatens the health of the baby!
Some data show that more than 100,000+ children are poisoned by "hand sanitizer"!
Therefore, today Xiaokangjun will talk about what are the safety hazards of hand sanitizer? When is hand sanitizer needed? What is the best way to help your baby inhibit bacteria?
Part.01
110,000 children in the United States,
Poisoned by "hand sanitizer"...
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In the market, the main ingredient of most children's hand sanitizers is alcohol.
Also, low alcohol content is not enough, because the National Centers for Disease Management (CDC) has recommended that hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol are effective in killing bacteria.
But the more alcohol, the more safety hazards also increase. For children, accidental ingestion poisoning is more likely!
If the baby inadvertently takes even a small sip, it will cause the baby to have a dizzy headache, vomiting, drowsiness and drunkenness, and in severe cases, it may also lead to the risk of alcohol poisoning in the baby.
Moms and Dads, don't think this won't happen!
Between 2011 and 2015, the U.S. Poison Control Center recorded 85,000 incidents of child hand sanitizer poisoning.
According to data from the American Poison Control Center System (NPDS) database, the Poison Center has received more than 113,000 case reports of hand sanitizer poisoning.
Among them, 90% of the poisoned patients are children under the age of 5, and the biggest cause of their poisoning is: accidentally eating hand sanitizer, which triggers poisoning!
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In addition to the risk of accidental ingestion poisoning of hand sanitizer, the following hidden dangers, you should also know the treasure mothers and fathers.
Part.02
There are four hidden dangers of hand sanitizer!
01
Burn risk
Alcohol is really a "double-edged sword", it can both kill bacteria and cause danger.
In addition to accidental ingestion poisoning in children, another safety hazard of hand sanitizer is - flammable!
We all know that as long as the alcohol content exceeds 35%, it can be ignited.
Most of the hand sanitizers that want to achieve bacteriostatic effects are more than 60% alcohol concentration, and it is not too simple to ignite it.
Imagine that the baby's hands are coated with alcohol, that is, a small torch soaked with alcohol, once it encounters an open flame, the baby's hand may be burned.
In this regard, many media and institutions have done relevant experiments. The results of the experiment showed that hand sanitizer the size of a coin and objects coated with hand sanitizer could be easily ignited.
Unless you can be 100% sure that your baby won't experience an open flame, don't make your baby rely too much on hand sanitizer to increase the risk of burns.
02
No risk of action
If your baby's hands are still clean, hand sanitizer can be used to kill bacteria through alcohol or other bacteriostatic ingredients.
If your baby's hands are greasy or visible to the naked eye, hand sanitizer may not work properly. That said, there may be a lot of bacteria left behind.
03
Damage to your baby's skin
The most intuitive drawback of alcohol is damage to the skin, as it takes away moisture and heat when it volatilizes.
The baby's skin is delicate, if the baby is often exposed to alcohol, it will destroy its skin barrier, causing the skin to dry and crack, painful, and rash.
04
Risk of diarrhea and allergies
Alcohol-free hand sanitizers also have other bacteriostatic ingredients.
Therefore, when the baby mistakenly eats some disinfectants, the normal flora of the intestine will be disrupted, and after reaching a certain amount or a certain amount of time, it will cause the baby to have diarrhea, digestive malabsorption, and allergies.
Part.03
So under what circumstances,
Can I give my baby hand sanitizer?
Hand sanitizer should only be used in emergency situations when there is no water!
That is to say, in the case that there is really no water around, parents can use hand sanitizer to be anxious.
But still pay attention to the baby, do not let him nibble on the hands with hand sanitizer, and do not let the baby touch the place where there is an open flame.
Hand sanitizer is convenient enough, but it's okay in case of emergency, but don't rely on it too much.
Part.04
Clean your baby,
This is the only way that really works!
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Washing your hands with running water + soap/hand sanitizer is the best way for every baby to clean.
So take the baby out, it is best to fill it with water in a clean cup or bottle.
Where there is no water, when the baby needs to eat or the hands are particularly dirty, the baby can be cleaned with the prepared water + soap/water washlet.
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