Saturday, July 10, 2010

Insect Repellents Can Actually Kill You!

By Maria Rivera

There are a lot of questions surrounding the effects of insect repellents on your health. People have misconceptions about them and are often misled by the false claims by the major advertisers about their toxic products. One debate would be on which varieties of insect repellents are safe and sound to use on your infant. Most say that identical repellents are usually applied by grownups. Another would be that repellents that contain as many as thirty percent DEET or picaridin, once your infant is two months old should be used. And lastly, natural items and bug repellents that are DEET free and safer to use on your infants.

Interestingly, many mother & baby targeted internet resources had similar content that advocate for the use of identical repellents for grownups to be used for infants as well. That is both shocking and dreadful. Just about all mom and dad who inquires about that concern might not even think about making use of Deet on their baby, infants, toddlers, children or on their own if they understood how seriously dangerous it is.

A lot of people are very concerned about what type of insect repellent they can actually put on their child. Most of them are actually safe to use for your children. If you think back to the permethrin that we treated clothes with, permethrin is actually the active ingredient in children's shampoo that is used to treat for head lice, so that can be actually applied directly to a child's skin. The family deet products are also very much safe for children? I don't think so. Even he center for disease control, and the EPA both say that you can apply deet to a child after two months of age? Are you kidding me? They are giving such false opinions.

The American Academy of Pediatrics proposes not making use of any insect repellents on an infant who is not even 2 months old. Products created using DEET (N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) or picaridin are both proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for adults and children 2 months of age and even older. (The CDC has also recommended oil of lemon eucalyptus, yet not for kids younger than the age of 3.) So, if you shouldn't apply it on the toddler's skin, need to quickly wash the garments you sprayed it on, you should use modestly, do not put it on arms simply because every thing tends to make its way to the newborn's mouth, don't spray inside or around food, does not that look like safety measures that connect to toxicity?

The most repeatedly noted signs of DEET poisoning in children are lethargy, severe headaches, tremors, reflex movements, seizures, and convulsions. If I were a mother, I would not take that chance. One more professional recommendation that we observed on these baby sites was just about humorous enough. Here is one example: "Dressing up your child in light-colored garments that covers as much skin as possible will help guard him from pesky insects. Stay away from vibrant colors or flowery designs." So, in the summer months, dress up your infant in boring, full length outfits? I think not. As an alternative, let your little one be trendy & comfy in the most current style and use non-toxic, valuable repellent. Keep the pests and the chemicals away for sure!

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