Unsafe wet wipes still being sold; EcoWaste Coalition reveals what they are

Do you use these wet wipes to clean after your babies? The EcoWaste Coalition, a watchdog on the use of harmful chemicals in everyday products, bared Tuesday, March 17, that unsafe and non-compliant brands of wet wipes still proliferate the local market.

The group said that they obtained eight brands of baby or wet wipes containing the banned ingredients methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone during test buys conducted at retail establishments in the cities of Pasay and Valenzuela on March 10 and 14.

“We caution all mothers, nannies and others who provide child care not to use wet wipes containing methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, which can cause contact dermatitis or CD,” said Thony Dizon, Chemical Safety Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition. According to the World Allergy Organization , CD “is a skin disorder characterized by redness, itching and vesiculation results from contact with environmental substances that elicit an allergic and/or irritant response.”

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