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Released: 03:17 GMT, 22 May 2012

Baby baby wipes are as effective and safe as cotton made of woll and water and may even soothe nappy rash, based on researchers.

A wipe is really as gentle on baby skin because the cotton made of woll and water washing technique suggested by Government health professionals, it's stated.

Scientists at Manchester College examined the wipe against cotton made of woll and water on 280 babies on the three-year period.

The traditional wipe examined is really as gentle on baby skin because the cotton made of woll and water washing technique suggested by Government health professionals

They found that baby wipes are ‘as effective so that as safe as water - but far easier for parents'.

And babies washed with baby wipes suffer less nappy rash.

The findings run unlike recommendations in the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (Nice), which suggests that oldsters clean babies with cotton made of woll and water to prevent skin irritation.

Babies underneath the age one shed more pounds moisture through their skin than older kids and therefore are more susceptible to irritation, meaning parents need to use gentler washing techniques.

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Lead investigator Tina Lavender stated 'the baby wipes were ‘equivalent to water and cotton made of woll when it comes to skin hydration'.

Additionally they revealed slightly 'abnormal' amounts of maternal-reported napkin dermatitis - or nappy rash - among babies cleaned with baby wipes than individuals who'd water and cotton made of woll utilized on them.

Professor Lavender stated: 'Our trial gives us the most powerful evidence available to date that people shouldn’t base our practice on tradition alone which Nice needs to check out its current recommendations.

'For the very first time, we've a strong, adequately-powered study you can use used, the outcomes of which needs to be adopted by our national recommendations.

'We shouldn’t base our practice on tradition alone which Nice needs to check out its current guidelines'

'These results ought to provide health care professionals with necessary evidence-based information, providing them with the choice to aid your skin-care cleansing regime ideal to individual parents as well as their newborns.A

The experiment was backed by wipe manufacturer Manley & Manley utilizing their Extra Sensitive Baby wipes.

But Professor Lavender stated the study was completed under ‘strict, independent scientific protocols’, using blind tests and peer reviews.

She added: 'Our research, searching at one traditional baby wipe, desired to test if the product was as effective and safe on newborn babies’ skins as water alone to ascertain if midwives may help give parents more options than current recommendations provide.

'Parents is now able to certain that by using this specific baby wipe, proven within the biggest randomised medical trial carried out in newborn cleansing, is the same as water alone.'

The study was released within the journal BMC Paediatrics.