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6 Tricks New Born Baby Skin Care

6 Tricks New Born Baby Skin Care

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The skins a newborn baby arguably still sensitive and prone to irritation. Therefore, do baby skin care is good and right is so important for a mother to do in times like these.

The skin condition is still very smooth and soft. So even with weak immune systems. This makes the skin could not be any contact with chemicals, baby skin care products, fragrances, dyes clothes, detergents, and even water for a shower. Dry skin, blisters, rash, or irritation may occur if the mother is not careful when applying these chemical compounds into the skin.

Well, to keep skin always healthy, the mother can do the following trick:

  • Don't be too often bathe. In this period, the baby's body is arguably not too dirty so the mother does not need too often bathe. Too often in contact with water, more than three times a week, can erode the natural oil levels in the body. In fact, the oil can keep the skin from drying.


During a month old or more, the mother can actually cleanse the body by just wiping with a wet towel as much as 2-3 times a week. Special mouth and genital area, the mother can clean it with a little water or soap plus.

It is advisable to keep your baby's skin from bar soap and bubble bath. Choose a mild liquid soap to maintain the skin moist. Liquid soap is also not a pain in the eye.

  • Protect from the sun directly. Infants under 6 months are advised not exposed to direct sunlight, especially at 10 am and 4 pm. If forced to take her mother to be exposed to the sun, the mother can apply special sunscreen baby to skin that is not wrapped in clothing. Choose an SPF 15 sunscreen containing titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. Apply every two hours or every time he started to sweat.


  • Take care the scalp. The scalp of newborns is usually seen as dry or flaking dandruff. Or worse, his head filled with patches of skin hardening of the skin like the scales of yellowish, thick, and with oil. This condition is harmless and usually, disappears by itself after a few months.


You can scrape the shape of the head by washing their hair with shampoo every day special baby soft. Gently massage the head to help shed the scales. Then, comb wears baby comb to remove scales. After that, the mother can rinse the head with water.

  • Moisturize skin. It is advisable to apply a fragrance-free moisturizer after bathing to avoid the skin becomes dry. Products were moisturizing creams more advisable than lotions. Type of moisturizer lotion could possibly irritate baby's skin.


  • Prevent diaper rash. Infants commonly experience this condition. Little sign of diaper rash which appears reddish spots, acne spots or blisters in the diaper area. To prevent that, mothers are advised to change her diaper frequently when it is wet or dirty because of feces.


Before diapering, make sure the skin is completely dry. Use a cream or ointment such as petroleum jelly and leave to dry before putting on the diaper, it can prevent the skin becomes too wet.

  • Choose a special baby detergent. Not only clothes Small Si should be washed with a detergent of this type, but the clothes all family members are also advised to wear them as well. According to dermatologists, a rash may appear on baby's skin when in contact with anyone who comes into contact with clothes. Wash all items, including blankets, bed linen, and towels with a special baby detergent. But the split between the laundry baby clothes to adult clothes. Choose detergents that do not wear fragrances and dyes.


Caring for a newborn baby's skin takes patience because the skin is still sensitive. If Little was born with skin conditions such as eczema, mothers are advised to be extra more attention to skin care.

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