Hi, everyone, Now in the Uk we do not recommend Gripe water for babies under a month of age, and mostly not suggested at all. A few years back we had a lot of controversey over the alcohol content and it is no longer sold with alcohol in it . The companys had to remove the offending bottles from shelves in shops! Masse cream, disgusting stuff, which I am rather allergic to, is mainly zinc and castor oil and has tinc benz in it.( as a student 20 years ago we use to give it out to mothers.) When squeezeed out of the tube a small amount would end up on my hand and a persistant rash resulted. One day someone suggested I rub some Masse onto my hands to protect skin, yes you guessed, my hands were terrible as well as my arms. I have hated the stuff since then. Bye for now, as I need all the beauty sleep I can get, Chris Wood, UK