Why Vernix Is Incredible and Why You Should Rub It In, Not Off! | FFF 147

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This week we’re looking at an old bit of advice that was used to help remove the cheesy varnish found on newborns. Yet, the beauty industry has been studying it for years because it is so good at moisturising skin!

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Fun Fact Friday - Week 147

We Were Once Told to Bathe Our Newborns in Lard!

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Geek out on vernix and it’s amazing properties here - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763724/

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Week 81’s Fact all about VERNIX
~ BLOG POST - http://sml.ac/orn-fff81

Spit in a babies face and other odd practices
~ BLOG POST - http://sml.ac/orn-fff71

Baby cages were a real thing
~ BLOG POST - http://sml.ac/orn-fff94

We used to post babies in the mail
~ VIDEO http://sml.ac/orn-fff142video
~ BLOG POST - http://sml.ac/orn-fff142

Touch is critical to newborns
~ VIDEO http://sml.ac/orn-fff109video
~ BLOG POST - http://sml.ac/orn-fff109

All babies are covered in a cheesy varnish
~ BLOG POST - http://sml.ac/orn-fff81

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bev’s Bonus Fact Music ~ http://www.purple-planet.com

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