I have never heard of using this on nipples. I do not think I would agree with usuing this. How about lanolin? Kathleen > ********************************************************************* Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC (email = [log in to unmask]) "All truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident." Schoepenhouer **********************************************************************