Are Mosquito Repellent Lotions Safe For Infants?

Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2015

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Sun, 11 Oct 2015 Answered on

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Question : hi doc,
my baby is 10 month old. on day to day basis she is having lot of sweat n mosquito bites. we have following queries. can you please answer to them ?

1. is mosquito replent or mosquito replent lotion good for the baby?

2. as we stay in XXXXXXX the temperature here is 33 to 35 degree. is it alright to give her a bath at early afternoon with warm or hot water?

please let us know

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You can use any branded repellant

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

I can understand your concern.
To avoid mosquito bite it is always better to use mosquito repellant liquidator with mosquito net.
Lotion should be avoided in infant as some of them may be allergic.
Any branded mosquito repellant(good night/all out) contains pyrethrum a chemical which is considered to be safe (unless taken orally)and effective.
Keep mosquito repellant or other things which can be toxic off limits of the child.

There is no harm in giving bath to the baby with normal or lukewarm water.

Please let me know if you have any more query.
Wishing for your baby's good health.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar