Stay safe. PHYSICAL HAZARDS Combustible liquid and vapor. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that mineral spirits are safe. The central belief was the likelihood of a negative outcome of pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. Today, camphor is usually manufactured from turpentine oil. Therefore, the women prayed to prevent any complications. They are still considered an irritant to human skin and lungs. With the exception of certain products that are generally recognized as safe in normal quantities, including use of folic acid and prenatal vitamins during pregnancy, this product has not been sufficiently studied to determine whether it is safe to use during pregnancy or nursing or by persons younger than 2 years of age. HEALTH HAZARDS May be … Having said that, I wouldn’t expect any issue with the spot. The women in this study had a number of beliefs associated with pregnancy and delivery. You could have more side effects. Do not give mineral oil oral liquid to a child younger than 6 years of age. WARNING! If someone is exposed to high levels of concentrated mineral spirit vapors, they will suffer from slowed reaction time, clumsiness, nausea, and eventually dizziness and possible unconsciousness. You’re gonna need a box of them! If you have rectal bleeding or you do not have a bowel movement after using mineral oil oral liquid, talk with your doctor. Learn more about the role Epsom salt or magnesium sulfate can potentially play 82739 - Page 2 of 12 SECTION 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION EMERGENCY OVERVIEW APPEARANCE Colorless to pale yellow liquid, faint hydrocarbon odor. Mineral spirits doesn’t hang around in the air very long in my experience… The long and the short of it is that your wife needs to steer clear of VOCs of any sort while she is pregnant, and your wife / baby need to steer clear of them in the first 6 months after birth…. A: Mineral spirits, paint thinner (unless you mean turpentine), and varsol are all the same, though unless virgin mineral spirits is used there can be other contaminants in the mineral spirits. Elderflower is the flower of the elder tree. They were of the view that pregnant women should be cautious as extra forces or evil spirits come to play during pregnancy. Camphor used to be made by distilling the bark and wood of the camphor tree. An extract of the flower is used to make medicine. Iron deficiency is fairly common during pregnancy; however, haematological changes during pregnancy, which reflect haemodilution, can make it difficult to correctly diagnose. ODORLESS MINERAL SPIRITS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR USA AND CANADA Revision 08/07; MSDS Form No. Wait until you see how even this seemingly milder solvent attacks latex or nitril gloves. It is used in products such as Vicks VapoRub. The WHO criteria for diagnosis of anaemia in pregnancy is Hb < 11 g/dl; however, in practice, many doctors only investigate women with Hb < 10 or 10.5 g/dl ( Stables 2000 ). One last point I want to make: Even though you may be tempted to wash parts in mineral spirits without gloves, take my advice and wear them anyway. If you are 65 or older, use mineral oil oral liquid with care.