Are Baby Wipes Safe Or Not?

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These days, parents are using various products for their baby considering them the safest. Nowadays the most used product for babies are baby wipes. In winters, instead of cleaning them with water, they clean their baby’s hands or face with baby wipes. Now the question arise is, the widely used product baby wipes are safe or not?
The commercial ads try to convince all that they are completely safe, but according to latest research they are not 100% safe. Doctors are warning parents to not use baby wipes because they contain a "chemical" called methylisothiazolinone.

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