Cosmetics and anticoagulants

[Mrspat]

I’m not sure if this has been mentioned here before? I was browsing a list of ingredients of a body crem that I was thinking of buying and was surprised to find Coumadin (warfarin) on the list. Apparently it smells of lavender. Does anyone know whether cosmetics of this type, which are absorbed into the skin, could affect oral anticoagulants, warfarin or others?

[BobD Volunteer]

The amount that enters the blood stream is unlikely to have any effect.

[jeanjeannie50]

Interesting question Mrspat and what a strange thing to find in a body cream!

I'm a label reader too and am wary of chemicals. Just recently I've decided my toothpaste in it's plastic container is not going to stand on the window sill in the sun. That's because I don't want the chemicals from the plastic leaching into the toothpaste. Like the chemicals that leach from the plastic into bottled water.

Crazy! Well I really don't care what others think, I want to play safe.

Jean

[MarkS]

Hi Pat,

Was the ingredient Coumarin rather than Coumadin?

Coumarin is a fragrant plant ingredient and has no anti-coagulant effect.

Mark

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I was just thinking, my warfarin tablets taste bitter and yucky, not of lavender at all... Maybe I should go and smell them!