FDA Warning about Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream
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On Friday, the FDA issued a warning to consumers not to purchase or use Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream. The cream, for breastfeeding mothers, is sold in many health food and natural stores across the USA.
The cream contains two chemicals, chlorphenesin and phenoxyethanol. Both are approved for use in cosmetics, but nipple cream for nursing mothers is going to end up in baby’s mouth, so the FDA have decided to warn women against using the cream.
Phenoxyethanol is added to cosmetics for it’s anti-bacterial properties. It’s use in cosmetics is restricted in Japan and Europe and has been shown to cause brain and nervous system damage in high doses.
Chlorphenesin is a muscle relaxant, and when it affects lung muscles it can affect breathing. As a drug, is it not approved for use in children, pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers. What is it doing in a nipple cream? It’s an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent too.
The FDA is concerned that either, or both chemicals together, may cause breathing difficulties in babies, and warn mothers who have used the cream to look out for any signs of breathing difficulties in their babies.
The FDA’s advice is to stop using the cream immeduatly.
The makers of Mommy’s Bliss, MOM enterprises, issued a rather perplexed-sounding statement rebuffing te FDA, but also say that they are voluntarily discontinuing the product. The company also says that anyone who has bought it may return it for a full refund, using the contact details on their website.
I liked good ol’ Lansinoh myself. Lansinoh is pure lanolin. Lanolin is naturally antibacterial and doesn’t need any preservatives or antibacterial chemicals or anything else in it, which appealed to me.
Lanolin is also known to cause allergic reactions in moms and babies, it’s not perfect either. So mothers using Lansinoh should also be aware of potential reactions.
Kimberly says...
I like Lansinoh, too, but the lactation consultant I saw after my son was born got me hooked on Medela. It’s called Tender Care or Gentle Care or something like that and it is pure lanolin, but somehow whipped or beaten so that it is silky soft and smooth to rub on sore nipples. I recommend it as well.
Goodness, I feel so bad for anyone who used this other product! Can you imagine finding out such horrible news about a product your baby put in his mouth!!?! ugh. Can’t believe the company would be so cavalier about their culpability in using dangerous ingredients.