At 04:17 PM 1/29/01 -0700, you wrote:
>This is forwarded with permission..... any ideas?
>
>>Any ideas on how to get this Gentian Violet off her
>>face? Since her mouth is so small she got it all over
>>her face when she was nursing. I coated her face with
>>Lansinoh before I nursed her just in case and
>>everything but it still got all over her.
>
>She is having her baby blessed on Sunday, any thoughts on getting it off?
Rubbing alcohol will remove GV from skin. Mother can rub gently and remove
the color, then apply the lanolin a couple of times to ease any irritation.
I have had several clients who did this for family pictures or weddings.
Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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