well, I try to follow the keep away from children rule with everything, heck my kids have eaten things that never looked a bit like food;) They do know what mommy does.. and they alwways ask me.. is this real mom or just soap? I remember chomping down on a santa claus soap I got one year for christmas, no one TOLD me it was soap!!!:rolleyes2 there is some monor fizzing, there is a touch of citric,they dissolve pretty quickly, about 2 minutes or less, depending on water temp..