Medela Tender Care Lanolin

by Medela

Product Features

• Soothing relief for dry, sore and tender nipples
• 100% safe for mom and baby
• Glides on smoothly and gently, no-mess application
• Contains natural ingredients

Product Description

Introducing Tender Care, Medela's new line of advanced nipple therapy products. Tender Care Lanolin is a modified lanolin with beta-glucan, it is safe for baby but overcomes moms challenge with lanolin in an easier to apply formula with soothing relief for dry, cracked nipples.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 2.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0011EB814
• UPC: 020451871226
• Item model number: 87122
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)
  • #44 in Baby > Feeding > Breastfeeding

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Causes a rancid smell..............., September 17, 2010

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Trinity (Savannah, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medela Tender Care Lanolin (Misc.)

I was amazed! This product applied super easy (compared to Lansinoh Lanolin) and made my irritated nipples feel better in no time. Absolutely great. Couldn't have asked for more. However after about 3 days into using this product I started noticing the smell of something rancid like spoiled milk or spit up. I kept checking my daughter, thinking that she'd had some spit up and that the smell might come from her clothing or her bib. No matter how often I sniffed on her I just simply couldn't find the cause for this horrible smell. And I was so sure I could smell it.
Within the next two days the nasty smell kept intensifying. I would now constantly smell it which was sickening and nauseating. On the 6th day I noticed just that smell coming from myself (the breast area to be specific). I had not worn a bra and pad all morning so I had a little bit of leakage on my shirt. I went to change clothing and when I pulled the shirt over my head I started gagging immediately. The Medela Tender Care Lanolin in combination with the smallest drop of breastmilk causes the rancid smell. Never in my life would I have thought that it could come from myself as I am cleaning my nipples after every pumping or nursing. I immediately stopped using Tender Care Lanolin and it still took about two more days for the smell to fade away.
Also I noticed that my daughter is latching a lot better now. But thinking of it I wouldn't want to eat neither if I had to put up with this horrid smell in my face during feedings!
I would definitely give it a 5 star rating if it wasn't for that nasty side effect. Instead I have to give it a 1 star rating as it affected my daughters feeding in a negative way.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, January 19, 2009

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M. Tran "new mom" (SF, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medela Tender Care Lanolin (Misc.)

I have tried both Medela & Lansinoh lanolin ointments and find the Medela much easier to apply. The Medela is a yellow thinner ointment so it's easy to squeeze out of the tube and apply, while the Lansinoh is clear but very thick and almost impossible to squeeze out and spread evenly.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Contains c8/c10 which is fat!!!, July 16, 2010

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Pi T. Tsai "Jade Mom" (Tustin, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medela Tender Care Lanolin (Misc.)

I got a small sample from the LC and it worked great. I like the smooth silky application which is great in cold weathers. But when I bought a tube of it, I notice a funky smell. I study the ingredients and saw it included C8/C10 Triglycerides which is goat milk oil, palm oil or coconut oil. The goat milk oil gives it s rancid smell which made me and my baby gag! So I only use it for pumping! I would recommend Lansinoh for breastfeeding since it really is 100% pure. Just warm it up by rubbing it between you thumb and finger or in warm water. Also I apply the excess on my lips so I know what it baby is tasting too! Lansinoh does work as a all natural lip balm!