Suggest Treatment For Accidental Contact Of Hand Cream With Eyes

Posted on Sat, 16 Jan 2016

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Question : Last night I put Palmers fast absorbing cocoa butter hand cream on my hands and it says avoid contact with eyes. This morning around 7 hours later I got up and rubbed my eyes. I assume there should be no need to worry because the cream was totally dry when I rubbed my eyes and couldn't harm my eyes?

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is no concern from rubbing your eyes

Detailed Answer:
Hi xxxxxxxxx,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. Cocoa butter hand cream is not for direct application on the eyes.

2. If you used the cream on your hands and rubbed your eyes 7 hours later then there was not much cream to affect your eyes.

3. Your eyes are safe from any harm and there is no concern.

Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,

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