Summer is here, and nothing is more annoying than the heat and buzzing mosquitoes. We can't afford to be powerless in the heat, but mosquitoes we can't turn a blind eye to. Since Dabao was born, I have successively chosen vitamin B1, mosquito repellent stickers, mosquito repellent bracelets, pure natural ingredients of mosquito repellent sachets, plant essential oils, ultraviolet lamps, etc., and found that most of them are wasted money and are useless.
In the first two years, Dabao was big, and he used electric mosquito coils and mosquito nets at home, mosquito repellent and mosquito pants for outdoor activities, and spent a few summers without being ravaged by mosquitoes. However, this year's second treasure is only nine months, electric mosquito coils and mosquito repellent I dare not casually use for the baby, I have been hard to resist.
Unexpectedly, the first two days in the middle of the night were buzzed by mosquitoes in the middle of the night. I turned on the light to see, Erbao's face, arms, feet have been a number of red dots, my husband and I fought for an hour, and finally killed 18 mosquitoes, and one mosquito has never been able to fight, we can only sigh that this mosquito has become a sperm, the IQ is too high.
For safety, can't babies use mosquito repellent products and can only resist all summer? In order to protect Erbao from the ravages of mosquitoes, I deliberately made a comprehensive and detailed arrangement of the anti-mosquito methods and shared them with mothers and friends in need.
For the safety of your baby, mosquito repellent products containing these four ingredients should not be touched
Compared with adults, small babies are more likely to attract mosquitoes because of their strong metabolism, sweating more, and higher body temperature. But because the baby's skin is delicate and the immune system is weak, these ingredients are best not to be used for the baby.
1. Menthol/alcohol
Infants and young children under 2 years of age should not choose mosquito repellent products containing menthol, because cooling ingredients such as menthol have an inhibitory effect on the child's nervous system, and excessive use will cause serious adverse reactions to the respiratory system.
2. Alcohol
Because the baby's skin is delicate, it is easy to have allergic reactions such as redness and edema when exposed to alcohol. The baby's skin is weak and absorbs quickly, and the alcohol in the repellent containing alcohol will penetrate through the skin and cause an alcohol reaction.
3. Lemon eucalyptus leaf oil
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian government clearly stipulate that lemon eucalyptus leaf oil is not recommended for children under 3 years of age.
Although lemon eucalyptus oil is an extract of the Australian eucalyptus tree, it is pure and natural, and is also advocated by many people as non-toxic for small babies. But in fact, babies under 3 years old try not to use it.
Because citronellol alcohol in lemon eucalyptus leaf oil, it is easy to cause skin allergies in babies. Lemon eucalyptus oil is not only irritating to the eyes, but babies like to bite their hands, rub their eyes with their hands or touch their mouths. At the same time, excessive use may also damage the nervous system.
4. Camphor
Infants under 2 years of age are best not to use products containing camphor, because the pungent odor of camphor has an insecticidal effect. However, the development of the baby's nervous system is not complete, and excessive intake of camphor not only has a stimulating effect on the skin, but also affects the development of the nervous system.
These mosquito repellent moves have little effect, don't waste money
1. Mosquito repellent stickers and mosquito repellent bracelets
A few years ago, the mosquito repellent bracelets and mosquito repellent stickers that swept the children's circle can be described as several sets of hands, and I was also deeply planted with grass without exception. But these mosquito repellent bracelets are ALL IQ taxes, which theoretically have a little effect, but the time limit is short, the radiation range is small, and at most it protects a little area near the bracelet.
In order for these mosquito repellent stickers and mosquito repellent bracelets to work, it is best to paste the mosquito repellent stickers all over the body and hang the mosquito repellent bracelet to have an effect.
2. Ultraviolet mosquito repellent, ultrasonic repellent, mobile app
I deliberately bought an ultraviolet mosquito repellent and put it in the bedroom, it was useless at all, I didn't see a mosquito for a night, but I slapped 3 of them with my hands.
3, vitamin B1 soaked in water
It didn't work with the mosquitoes near me, which still flew around next to the vitamin B1 water.
4, pure plant ingredients of mosquito repellent sachets, garlic, sugar water and other ingredients to repel mosquitoes
These ingredients, which are known as pure natural ingredients, are useless to repel mosquitoes or mosquito repellent sachets.
5, flower dew water, wind oil essence, cool oil
The anti-itching effect is remarkable, but it is not suitable for babies under 2 years old, because it contains menthol, camphor, etc., which has an inhibitory effect on the child's nervous system.
Mosquito repellent for your baby
For babies whose nervous system is still developing, it is best not to use any mosquito repellent products for 6 months, the best method is physical mosquito repellent, mosquito nets and mosquito pants, long sleeves, thin socks. Babies over 6 months old can choose to use mosquito repellent or insect repellent.
1. Physical mosquito repellent
Indoors, mosquito nets and electric mosquitoes can be used to give the baby all-round care and protection from mosquitoes. Outdoors, you can put on mosquito pants for your baby and put on a fan to give them a fan to drive away mosquitoes.
These pure cotton anti-mosquito pants, class A material, have no irritation to the delicate skin of infants and young children, suitable for small babies. There is no fluorescence, even if it is bitten by the baby, it is safe, and it only costs a dozen dollars.
Baby mosquito pants cotton or gauze ¥19.8 purchase
Although the mother and father are tired, they are safe and efficient, and they are also the most scientific mosquito repellent methods used by me and many parents.
2. Mosquito repellent cream and insect repellent
After six months, you can choose a mosquito repellent or insect repellent containing DEET, Picaridin or mosquito repellent ester (BAAPE or IR3535), but be sure to bite out of your baby's eyes when spraying or applying.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you choose to use a mosquito repellent product that contains deET, ekaridin, or a mosquito repellent ester (BAAPE or IR3535) for your child, but with guidance on age, frequency, and concentration.
The American Academy of Pediatrics notes that babies over 2 months old can use products with a concentration of less than 30% DEET. The concentration of DEET is 5-10%, which can repel mosquitoes for 1-3 hours; The concentration of DEET is 20%, which can repel mosquitoes for 4-5 hours; The concentration of DEET is 30%, which can repel mosquitoes for 6 hours.
Therefore, for babies over 6 months, we can choose a concentration of less than 30% of deeteride or a concentration of less than 20% of the repellent ester. After I swept through more than a dozen kinds of mosquito repellent and mosquito repellent cream, I found that Yamei mosquito repellent liquid and mosquito repellent cream can be called the sword of the repellent world, not only the cheap price is terrible, but the mosquito repellent effect is particularly good.
And I was able to find this easy to use cheap mosquito repellent artifact, thanks to the fact that I bought fishing gear for my daughter, I accidentally saw this Asian American mosquito repellent recommended by the fishing gear brand in the comment area, sitting on the water's edge to apply this actually no mosquitoes.
I bought a bottle of repellent and insect repellent cream with the attitude of trying it out, and wanted to use it for myself to see the effect. Unexpectedly, after spraying, I went downstairs to walk the baby for 2 hours without being bitten by mosquitoes. You know, my legs and feet are red dots every summer, and they are all kiss marks left by mosquitoes.
In line with the attitude of seeking truth, I searched for Yamei mosquito repellent on the Internet, only to find that Yamei was actually a labor protection product. The staff of the deep mountains and old forests, the oil workers who go out to explore, etc. are all the asian and American mosquito repellent liquids used.
In 1994, Yamei not only participated in the formulation of the national standard of GB/T13641 "General Technical Conditions for Labor Skin Care Agents", but also won the Science and Technology Progress Award issued by the former Ministry of Labor in 1997.
On the front of the packaging of Yamei's insect repellent and insect repellent cream, the concentration of DEET 10% and the hint of "micro-toxicity" are clearly marked. Although the concentration of DEET is within the reasonable range of the baby's use, DEET has a certain stimulating effect on the eyes, and it is best to avoid applying it around the eyes.
The main ingredient of Amer mosquito repellent is 10% DEET, alcohol, fragrance and distilled water, because there is some odor in alcohol, it is best to give it to older children or adults, and spray around the eyes or mouth. People who are allergic to alcohol should use with caution.
Yamei Mosquito Repellent ¥12.8 Purchase
The main ingredient of yamei mosquito repellent cream is 10% DEET, emulsifier and fragrance, which can be used by babies, but only need to be applied to the bare skin, which can prevent mosquitoes for 6 hours. In my own experience, it is generally about 2 hours, and the effect is weakened later.
Yamei Mosquito Repellent Cream 5 bottles free shipping ¥35 Purchase
When applying to the baby, it is best to try it in a small area to make it hypoallergenic, after all, the baby's skin is very weak. If not allergic, give your baby another dose.
Knock on the chalkboard to see the point
1, 2 months old and younger babies do not use any chemical mosquito repellent products, for the sake of caution, babies under 6 months of age are best to use physical mosquito repellent methods. Indoors with mosquito nets and electric mosquitoes, outdoors with mosquito pants and fans.
Babies over 2 and 6 months of age can choose mosquito repellent cream with a concentration of less than 30% DEET, a concentration of picaridin below 20% or a concentration of less than 20% of the repellent ester. However, for the sake of caution, it is better for babies to choose a low concentration of DEET or repellent esters. Such as Yamei mosquito repellent cream is cheap and easy to use.
3. The mosquito repellent cream selected for the baby should not contain menthol, alcohol, lemon eucalyptus oil and camphor ingredients to prevent harm to the baby's nervous system and skin allergies.
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