Is It Safe Using Face Bleach While Breastfeeding?

Posted on Mon, 26 May 2014

Question: Hi....
I hv a two months old baby girl....i m breastfeeding her....she is completely on BF..i hv a function at home....so i used bleach on my face n neck in saloon....is it safe using bleach while breastfeeding???....one of my frnd said its nt gud to use bleach on skin while BF...i already hv used it....will it affect my baby???plzzz help...wat shud i do nw...plzzz

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Single application is okay

Detailed Answer:
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Dear XXXX
First and foremost I would like to reassure you that there is no cause for concern.
Single application of bleach will not affect the baby. It's unlikely that the ingredients of bleach will get absorbed into the blood and in turn be secreted in breast milk and affect the baby.
Bleach or chemical are preferably avoided during pregnancy and lactation as there have been no clinical studies done to demonstrate their safety.
Simple advise which I give the mothers is avoid it if possible.

Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.

Take care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS, MS, MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon

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