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    Posted: 18 December 2010 at 11:12am
Does anyone know if there are any insect repellents out there that are safe for babies under 1 year? Our little one is 10.5 months and we are taking her camping in Northland over Christmas, and I'm a little worried about the mozzies cos they can be a little fierce where we're going.
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We got one from Health 2000 when sproglet was little (like 4 months) and we were travelling to Aussie. Not sure how successful it was but it was all natural.
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Hmm... I just sprayed Jacob with regular stuff the other day, didn't even think about it, perhaps I should have. Are the regular ones not OK?

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I don't know about the regular ones, but most of them have DEET which is fairly nasty stuff. I have no idea what the recommended exposure level is for young babies though.
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There is a Tui insect balm, it does have beeswax in it though which i'm not too sure about, but I used it on my 4 month old once. I will be buying some for myself, but my girl is 1 now.


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I got a kids  roll on from the chemist yesterday (can't remember the brand) that says it is suitable for 6months plus. All of the other ones say 2+ so it pays to read the back of them.

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I have seen some sunblocks (Cancer Society for example) that have insect repellent in them. 30SPF but not sure if it's gentle enough on babies skin...
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