@emmietanner25: 🚨PSA 🚨 Just over a year since this original post and thought it was a good reminder to share again!!! Postpartum hair loss x tiny wiggly fingers and toes = hair tourniquet risk! Luckily my husband is a pediatric ER doctor and we noticed it and removed it quickly with Nair but a hair tourniquet can be extremely dangerous for babies causing pain, swelling, redness, and tissue damage possibly leading to autoamputation if not promptly treated. Our baby girl is doing great now but it was a good reminder for me to be more diligent about checking the twins clothes and surroundings! #hairtourniquet #newmom #momlife #momtips postpartum postpartumhairloss
Nair should come out with a baby safe product for this issue
2026-10-24 19:52:28
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🇦🇺 Gilbo Baggins 🇦🇺 :
I used nair once and I burnt my sack… what’s it gonna do to a baby’s foot. Fuck me 🤦
2026-10-25 09:21:20
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i promise yall that a very mild chemical burn is 100x better than losing a toe 😭 skin heals but toes do not grow back
2026-10-25 06:48:59
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Lani Marie 💜 :
too many people are freaking out over the nair. would you rather use a little nair then wash it off or your baby lose a toe from lose of circulation?
2026-10-24 19:39:32
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Mozzarella :
Yea don’t use nair. Just let the dang toe fall off🤦🏼♀️are these comments ffr. What do yall expect them to do? Use scissors?!
2026-10-24 19:49:03
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Justin777 :
isn't nair a chemical. I would not suggest this without talking to ur doctor
2026-10-24 18:33:51
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user4118428181001 :
I work at a peds office and we absolutely use nair for this
2026-10-24 19:14:24
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Sxbrinx :
We use nair for this in the ER y’all, we just rinse it off once the hair breaks
2026-10-24 23:16:37
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liaannepedersen :
Yep! My daughter was worldwide news a few years ago for this!
2026-10-25 01:36:22
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rachel :
how does this happen?
2026-10-24 21:59:54
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Brenda :
This happened to my cousin when he was a baby he was crying nonstop mom figured it out too late, a glove thread got tangled in this index finger, they couldn’t save the tip of his finger and got amputated.
2026-10-24 19:28:23
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Macy 🦄 :
Mamas don’t forget to check your baby boys diapers! After working in an ER for 8 years, I saw hair tourniquets several times and they occasionally end up in the diaper!
2026-10-24 21:11:54
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Tyler Short :
can I use nair as a drain cleaner?
2026-10-25 00:56:26
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L :
Do people not realize you can wash the nair off 😭 it’s not like you’re shaving your whole baby with it, it’s for emergencies 😩
2026-10-24 19:38:33
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theycallmekdawgg :
Nair makes my skin burn I’d never put it on a baby fr
2026-10-25 03:49:30
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ugh. :
check your boys! my son got one and I didn't know until his diaper change. luckily it wasn't super bad. the only reason i knew what I was looking at was from seeing parents talking about it here
2026-10-25 00:08:13
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Moonpie :
This happened to my daughter like 23 years ago freaked me out. I would’ve loved this little tip.
2026-10-24 17:56:12
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jess :
Literally last night! Always check!
2026-10-24 21:48:41
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jamie :
it’s just nair yall 😭 it’s also wiped off in like 2 secs and they can wash the baby’s foot after the chemicals are going to be harmless
2026-10-24 19:39:28
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Panpan82 :
Bro if you don’t leave the nair on too long it’s literally fine. For a squirmy baby I’d pick that over sharp scissors ✂️
2026-10-25 00:15:06
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Lux Fusca :
I had an infant patient like this and she lost her toe. We had to call CPS because it looked like it had been on her toe for awhile.
2026-10-24 19:49:38
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🩷🐶Lisa_And_Gunner🐶💙 :
Why not use a wipe? Much safer than Nair which can be poisonous if they put hands or feet in their mouth. 🥴🤦♀️
2026-10-24 18:46:18
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LoganT :
Can confirm. This happened to me as a baby, almost lost my toe & I still have a scar at 29
2026-10-24 20:08:17
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Kayla :
Man I got chemical burns from nair, now I’m scared of it 😅🤣
2026-10-24 20:25:32
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Consistently Caroline :
I was a nanny for years and was constantly paranoid of hair tourniquets! So many little things to be worried about when caring for a baby!!
2026-10-24 20:19:56
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