I followed the online skincare method...6-month-old daughter/mother lead poisoning
Oct 01, 2025
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According to Chinese media such as Jimu News, A, a 25-year-old woman living in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, recently found abnormal symptoms of her child's appetite falling sharply, refusing milk, and vomiting and nausea repeatedly.
After being tested at the hospital, both the baby and Chen were diagnosed with lead poisoning.
The baby's blood lead concentration was 700 μg/L and Chen's was 600 μg/L, both of which significantly exceeded the normal level (100 μg/L or less).
The cause of lead poisoning was 'acetate lead wet compression method' that Chen encountered online.
She, who had blisters on her hands every summer, followed for a month after seeing a text on social media that read 'If you wash your hands several times every day with a non-diluted lead acetate solution, it is effective'.
Sensitive to hygiene because it was her first childbirth, she is known to have used the solution when washing the baby bottle and preparing formula.
Lead acetate, which is usually a white crystalline solid, is a water-soluble lead salt that is absorbed through the skin, and the absorption rate increases rapidly when there is a wound or eczema on the skin.
When lead enters the bloodstream, it spreads and accumulates throughout the body, causing serious damage to the nervous system, kidneys and blood.
It has been used in food additives and cosmetics in the past, but is now classified as a prohibited substance by the World Health Organization (WHO) and most countries, and is a compound used only for limited experimental and industrial purposes.
Medics say "In the case of lead acetate, it is easily absorbed through the skin, and long-term use can cause severe lead poisoningIt should never be used because the risk is much greater than the efficacy.
Chen expressed deep regret, saying, `I used it for hygiene and sterilization, which ended up hurting me and the child.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
