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time4tea
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Posted: July 16 2007 at 7:35pm \| IP Logged

I read recently that lanolin containing breastfeeding products are not safe to use because lanolin is now considered carcinogenic. Has anyone else heard this? I have a tube of Lansinoh I was going to be bringing with me to the hospital, and now I'm concerned.

Thanks in advance!

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Posted: July 16 2007 at 8:36pm \| IP Logged

From looking at various articles online, I saw that the concern was DDT pesticide with the lanolin. Lansinoh is a medical grade lanolin so the pesticide residue is not a concern. Sorry for the confusion for you. Also, if you are so inclined there are organic brands of lanolin that you can find in health food stores or you can use olive oil on your nipples if that is what you used the Lansinoh for.

Hope this helps,
Michelle

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Posted: July 17 2007 at 6:50am \| IP Logged

Michelle,

Thank you so much for clearing this up for me! I have a tube of Lansinoh all ready to go with me, and wasn't wanting to have to go out and get something new since the Lansinoh is practically full!

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Posted: July 17 2007 at 8:09am \| IP Logged

This was helpful for me to read as well. Thanks for the clarification Michelle!

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Posted: July 18 2007 at 9:37pm \| IP Logged

Whew! I recently used lots of this!

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Posted: Aug 06 2007 at 12:55pm \| IP Logged

Lansinoh does contain a preservative. Most people are fine with it. If it bothers you, I have recently ordered an obscene amount of organic lanolin from New Zealand that I am planning on sharing with whoever needs it. 2 pounds of lanolin lasts even a mom like me 10 years- LOL! It was just a great price. There are lots of really good organic lanolins on the web, but most people have zero problems with lansinoh- it's great stuff.

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