Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder while Breastfeeding

Breast milk is superior in nutrition, It provides resistance against infections and allergies, It is naturally sterile. Despite all the advantages of breastfeeding some mothers choose to pause the breastfeeding in fear of harmful effects of medicines passing in breast milk. Are you wondering about breastfeeding and using Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder ? Know what is Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder and how it can affect your breast milk and whether Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder is safe for your kid or not.

What is Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder used for?

Helps prevent sunburn. Higher SPF gives more sunburn protection.

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Is using Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder unsafe in breastfeeding? Can there be bad consequences for baby if I use it while breastfeeding?

Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder contains only one active ingredient that is Titanium dioxide. We have analyzed the usage of Titanium dioxide in breastfeeding and our analysis suggest that Titanium dioxide poses Low risk for infant while breastfeeding and hence Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder itself shall be considered Low risk item for breastfeeding.

Titanium dioxide and Breastfeeding

Low Risk

Not much study has been done on effects of topical usage of Titanium Dioxide during breast feeding but as there is no finding of Titanium Dioxide passing in breast milk its unlikely to cause any health issue for infant.

Some animal studies suggest that maternal exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles during pregnancy and lactation alters offspring hippocampal mRNA BAX and Bcl-2 levels, induces apoptosis and decreases neurogenesis. But dosage was significantly higher than daily possible exposure to humans.

Note: Study and data for tropical use only. Inhalation concerns in powder or spray products.

Warning: Tropical usage in breast area shall be avoided to prevent the Titanium Dioxide passing orally in Infants. Titanium dioxide is possibly carcinogenic to humans. Titanium dioxide can be drastically more harmful if used as powder or spray as risk of inhalation can increase significantly.

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During whole lactation period you shall first discuss with your doctor and then together you shall decide whether you shall take that drug or not however if you have already taken Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder then you shall inform your doctor, But you should not be worried too much as Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder comes in category of low risk drug.

Though Bareminerals Well-rested | Titanium Dioxide Powder dose not comes in category of safe drugs rather it comes in category of low risk but if your doctor is aware that you are breastfeeding your baby and has still recommended it then its advantages must be outweighing the risks.

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US
National Womens Health and Breastfeeding Helpline: 800-994-9662 (TDD 888-220-5446) 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday

UK
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300-100-0212 9.30am to 9.30pm, daily
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: 0300-330-5453
La Leche League: 0345-120-2918
The Breastfeeding Network supporter line in Bengali and Sylheti: 0300-456-2421
National Childbirth Trust (NCT): 0300-330-0700

Australia
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 1800-686-268 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Canada
Telehealth Ontario for breastfeeding: 1-866-797-0000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week