Baby Care Products : Skin

When your baby was first born, you may have noticed that his skin was red and splotchy. He may have even developed an angry looking rash, or his face was covered with tiny pimples. Not exactly the perfect skin that babies are suppose to have, right?

  Don't worry. Eventually, your child's skin will probably begin to look soft and almost blemish free. In the first few weeks after birth, however, your baby is dealing with lots of hormonal changes, just like mom! These hormones affect baby's sensitive skin, causing breakouts. What's a parent to do?

  Today, parents have many wonderful baby care products to choose from and use on their baby's skin. There are lots of wonderful baby lotions. Some of these boast lanolin as well as other skin-smoothing emollients to help your child have soft, sweet-smelling skin. While you can still purchase baby oil, there is a better alternative. Baby oil can now be bought in the form of a lotion. It absorbs into baby's skin much more easily than typical baby oil and works just as well, if not better.

  One baby care product you do need to avoid, though, is powder. While powder was commonly used until recently, pediatricians now recommend that parents do not use powder on a baby. Infants can inhale the small, powder particles, and this may cause respiratory problems.

Baby Care Tips: Skin Care

Don't be afraid to look for baby care tips. If you are the parent of a baby or you soon will be, you've probably already discovered that babies don't come with instructions!   Taking care of a baby is a twenty-four hour, seven day a week, responsiblity! Taking care of your baby doesn't have to be overwhelming, though

Skin Care
  Babies aren't born with perfect skin. On the contrary, hormonal and environmental changes can wreak havoc on an infant's sensitive skin. You can help your baby's skin look healthy by following a few simple tips.

1. You should not use baby powder or talcum powder on your baby's skin. The particles found in baby powder and talc have been found to irritate babies' lungs, in some cases seriously.

2. If your baby's skin irritation continues to worsen, contact your pediatrician. She may be suffering from eczema.

3. You can rub a small amount of baby oil on your infant's scalp if he has flaky skin.

4. If your baby suffers from diaper rash, be sure and use an ointment that contains zinc oxide to dry up this irritating skin condition.

5. If your baby's skin appears dry, you can use baby lotion to help moisturize her skin.