How to check if your wet wipes are safe or not? Follow this simple Flame Test to know the results..
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Hello Chicsters!
Hope you all are doing well. Just like any other organ of our body, our skin needs equal amount of care. Hence, it is very important that we choose the right products for our skin. How many of us really take the pain to look at the ingredients of our skin care products. Not many, but I do. For someone like me who has a sensitive skin, I make sure I make no compromise in terms of the choosing the products that are best for it.
I recently posted about Mother Sparsh Wet Wipes, this product has topped my list of must-haves. As compared to the other wet wipes in the market, this one is a lot better. It is as good as just cotton and water. The other wet wipes consist of harsh and harmful chemicals which can cause damage to your skin. Also,most of these brands use polyester fabric to make these wipes. The same material is used in making plastic, pipes and wires. Imagine the horror of skin allergies and red patches...never letting that happen to me! Most brands may not even mention this. But this test is at your rescue. This is called the flame test which will help you find out if your wipes contain polyester or not.
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| How to check if your wet wipes are safe or not? Follow this simple Flame Test to know the results |
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| How to check if your wet wipes are safe or not? Follow this simple Flame Test to know the results |
- Wet wipes (I have taken 2 brands for better comparison)
- Candle
- Match box
Step 1: Remove one wipe and allow it to dry
Step 2: Now light the candle with the help of the matchstick
Step 3: Hold the corner of the wet wipe near the candle flame
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| How to check if your wet wipes are safe or not? Follow this simple Flame Test to know the results.. |
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| How to check if your wet wipes are safe or not? Follow this simple Flame Test to know the results |
There two factors to determine:
- Fragrance: If your wet wipe smells like plastic after burning it, be rest assured you have purchased a product which consists high amount of polyester. It is synthetically made out of plastic waste. If you get the smell like that of a burnt cloth, it means that your wet wipe is made out of natural fabric with no adulteration.
- The residue: After burning the wipe, if it has hard black residue, it means that there is a presence of polyester in it. However, if it turns into ash, that means it has been made out of 100% natural plant fabric.
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| How to check if your wet wipes are safe or not? Follow this simple Flame Test to know the results |
Hope you enjoyed reading the blog and I really urge you all to make the right choice for your skin. Your healthy self will totally show up on your skin. Chao!
*Disclaimer: Though this is a sponsored post my opinion stays honest and is true to the best of my knowledge.
14 comments
I never knew of the technique. I'm going to try these right away with all my wet wipes.
ReplyDeleteWow this idea i never knew that with flame test one can check quality of whipes . After reading this i did try at my place and found the leading brand wipes is not chemical free.
ReplyDeleteI have done this flame test on 3 wipes i had been using and the results were quite stunning. Mother sparsh wipes are my favourite .
ReplyDeleteMother sparsh wipes seems to be a very natural product. The flame test is easy to conduct as well. Thanks for the insightfull post.
ReplyDeleteNow this is a really cool test to do at home! Everyone can do this at home can check if the wipes they are using is safe! Mother sparsh wipes are really good!
ReplyDeleteWow that's awesome, I would try this flame test for my baby wipes too
ReplyDeleteI am checking right away if the brand of wet wipes that we use withstand this test. Lovely post and great tips here.
ReplyDeleteI have also done this test and it was really surprising for me. Mothersparsh wipes are the best for babies.
ReplyDeleteI am also using mother sparsh wipes for my daughter's skin as it is natural and water based wipes.. great post and love the flame test idea..
ReplyDeleteAmazingly strong and safe wipes for tiny babies. Glad that you have done this hard test yourself to understand the viability of it.
ReplyDeleteI am going to use Mother Sparsh wipes only. They are really good and pure. Perfect for my kids
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great wipes I have seen this test and feel.great to use for little ones
ReplyDeletewhoa 99% wipes are polyester made.. that' a news to me.. Thank God there are wipes like Mother Sparsh which are made of pure cotton.
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