Contents:
- Medical Video: How to care for your newborn baby
- Guide to care for baby's skin to stay healthy and smooth
- 1. Do not bathe the baby too often
- 2. Choose the right skin care product
- 3. Avoid excessive use of baby powder
- 4. Keep the baby's skin moist
- 5. Don't be afraid of being exposed to sunlight
- 6. Clean the fold area
- 7. Keep your baby's diaper clean
- 8. Be aware of eczema symptoms
Medical Video: How to care for your newborn baby
Babies have very sensitive skin. Baby's skin is thinner and more prone to irritation. Therefore, keeping her skin healthy is one of the important things in caring for a baby. The following is a complete guide to caring for baby skin that you can apply at home starting today.
Guide to care for baby's skin to stay healthy and smooth
1. Do not bathe the baby too often
Bathing too often can cause baby's skin to lose natural oils and other ingredients, which can actually provide protection against bacteria and other irritant ingredients.
2. Choose the right skin care product
Use soap and shampoo whose formula has been made according to the age of your baby. Also make sure that the products used to treat baby's skin are very little or even not contain any coloring, fragrances, alcohol and other chemicals that can be harmful to the baby's skin. Therefore, first consider the composition label on the packaging.
3. Avoid excessive use of baby powder
Baby powder is one of the skin care products that are often used. However, you need to be careful in using it, even avoiding it as much as possible. Because baby powder contains very fine particles that can be easily inhaled by babies. The effect may not be good for his health. If you use baby powder, use it lightly on your baby's skin.
4. Keep the baby's skin moist
Baby's skin is very susceptible to dryness. Therefore, you should still take care of baby's skin so that the condition remains moist. One way that can be done is to use a special moisturizer for babies after bathing. Use moisturizer as often as possible if needed, especially if the weather is hot and the air is moist dry.
5. Don't be afraid of being exposed to sunlight
The use of sunscreen is not recommended for babies under the age of 6 months because it has not been proven safe for baby's skin at that age. However, don't be afraid to take your baby out of the house during the day when the sun is hot. Just make sure the sun doesn't directly hit your baby's skin.
You can open the coverstroller and wear clothes and hats on your baby to block out the sun. When your baby is 6 months old, you can choose a sunscreen containing ingredients inorganic as zinc oxide and titanium oxide because the material does not cause irritation to the baby's skin.
6. Clean the fold area
When applying moisturizer, make sure your baby's skin is not wet. Moisturizing lotions can settle on the thin folds of the skin, making them prone to rashes. Rashes also often occur in infants who are 3 months old when babies often drool. To prevent a reddish rash, clean the corners of your baby's lips at least twice a day. It is recommended to use water if there is milk or food left sticking around the lips.
7. Keep your baby's diaper clean
Make sure your baby's diaper is dry. In addition, quickly treat diaper rash in your baby and provide appropriate treatment according to the cause.
8. Be aware of eczema symptoms
A reddish rash that often occurs in baby's skin is caused by eczema. Usually the symptoms are a dry and itchy red rash that often appears on the cheeks and forehead. Most cases of eczema in infants can be treated with drugs that are sold freely. But if the symptoms do not improve, you should immediately consult a pediatrician.
