Use Purelan™ at every feed to relieve soreness, moisturise, and protect your nipples and skin. There is no need to remove the lanolin cream before feeding your baby.
Safety. Lanolin cream is safe to use on intact skin while breastfeeding and is non-toxic for both mother and baby. You do not have to wipe it off or remove it before your baby breastfeeds.
Nipple cream made from ultra-pure lanolin – a natural product obtained from sheep's wool. This moisturises and supports healing. It's harmless for your baby, so there's no need to wash off lanolin before breastfeeding.
Our cream is 100% natural and safe for baby, so there's no need to remove before breastfeeding. It's also the #1 recommended nipple cream, thick and rich to soothe and protect sore nipples. According to a recent study in the UK, moms who used Lanolin Nipple Cream reported breastfeeding 25% longer*.
Lanolin can also cause allergic reactions and even poisoning if too much is ingested. For me, it's scary to think I was rubbing a pesticide-laden ointment onto my breasts and then feeding my baby believing it was safe for her to ingest. Not only is it not safe but, as I mentioned previously, it didn't even work for me.
Lanolin has been found to contain traces of pesticides. It's commonly used as a treatment by breastfeeding mothers for sore nipples and these pesticides can be passed to the baby. The pesticides have been strongly linked to skin irritations.
If you have a sensitivity to wool, lanolin may not be the best option for your sore nipples. It can cause further pain and be quite unpleasant, often leaving a tingling or itchy feeling. In fact, many mothers who live in warmer climates might not be aware that they have a sensitivity.
Purified lanolin in nipple creams is safe for babies and does not need to be removed prior to nursing or pumping.
If skin is especially dry or damaged, a small amount of purified natural wool-based emollient, also known as lanolin, may be applied to nipples and areolae. Lanolin supports moist wound healing.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all breastfeeding babies spend time skin-to-skin right after birth. Keeping your baby skin-to-skin in the first few weeks makes it easy to know when to feed your baby, especially if your baby is a little sleepy.
In general, lanolin can be used daily and is found in many different skincare products and formulations. You will more than likely reap the most benefits by applying your chosen product and leaving it on overnight—or for an extended period—while lanolin penetrates the skin to aid in moisture retention.
Do not put on 2 doses or extra doses. Many times lanolin is used on an as needed basis. Do not use more often than told by the doctor.
Don't wipe off your nipples after nursing. After each feeding, allow your nipples to air dry naturally for 10 to 15 minutes. Try taking over-the-counter medication to help with the pain, like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
Due to lanolin's flexible and waxy formation, it's great at helping to cure dryness on the skin and scalp once mixed with emollients. However, be mindful about how much you use: Because it is a very heavy and waxy ingredient, lanolin can cause weight and buildup on to the hair and scalp.
In its pure form it is a yellow coloured waxy substance, unlike a lot of oils lanolin is non- comedogenic so it won't clog your pores and is perfect for dry chapped skin and protect against cold harsh weather, the oil is classified as an emollient which means it traps moisture and reduces moisture loss in your skin.
Women in both groups experienced clinically relevant decreases in nipple pain by 7 days post‐randomization. Significantly, more women in the lanolin group reported that they were satisfied with treatment compared with those receiving usual care.
The reason is simple. While lanolin is commonly used for chapped skin and can therefore help chapped nipples, it does not have any healing properties like coconut oil does. Coconut oil is also antimicrobial and antifungal, which are benefits other nipple creams also lack.
The CDC and most breast pump manufacturers recommend cleaning pump parts thoroughly after every use to help protect babies from germs.
100% SAFE FOR MOM AND BABY: Packed with natural ingredients, including lanolin, caprylic/capric triglycerides, and oat beta glucan, the Medela Lanolin Nipple Cream is safe for mom and baby alike.
Allergies to lanolin are possible.
Despite the purification process, some mothers find they have a reaction to lanolin making their sore nipples worse.
It has traditionally been used topically to treat sore, cracked nipples during breastfeeding. Highly purified modified lanolin (Lansinoh) has the pesticide and detergent residues removed and the natural free alcohols reduced to below 1.5% to improve safety and reduce the allergic potential.
These by-products have many names to hide their true source, such as Glycerin and Lanolin. Mineral oil is a by-product of the distillation of petroleum (what they make your gasoline from). It is often listed as petrolatum, paraffin wax, or mineral oil. All of the ingredients listed above can act as hormone disruptors.