In Reply to: where did she say that? posted by Angela on Saturday, 15. September 2007 at 07:57 Bali Time:
"Drinking bath water, add dettol or milton tablets to the water. Kills most bugs. Pool water is safe it has been chlorinated" - Familyofsix
Err, that would be where she said it
Dettol should not be ingested. If your baby has a habit of drinking the bathwater, don't add dettol!
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Chemical structure of chloroxylenolThe key ingredient which defines its unique antiseptic property is an aromatic chemical compound in chemistry known as chloroxylenol (C8H9ClO). This makes up 4.8% of Dettol's total mixture, with the rest composed of pine oil, isopropanol, castor oil soap, caramel, and water. Because several of the ingredients are insoluble in water, Dettol produces a white emulsion of oil droplets when diluted during use. It has a characterisitic phenolic odour similar to trichlorophenol and the explosive compound known as trinitrotoluene (TNT)....
.... like other household cleaners, it is still poisonous and should not be ingested. In an extreme case, a 42 year old English man died from Dettol overexposure in May 2007. [2] Overuse of Dettol can also cause bacterial resistance, but the risk of infection can be reduced considerably by using it in addition to soap and water
The kids is 17 months old - just don't let him drink the bathwater....simple!
You're in there the whole time anyway, and yes I have kids...a lot of them!