Babies don’t fully mature their skin layer until they are 1 to 2 years old, so extra care is needed in the early years.
Baby’s skin can’t regulate temperature well, so be sure to have an ideal surrounding temperature and most heat or clothing material is responsible if baby has a rash.
Children get sunburned easily, avoid excessive exposure to sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and use sunscreen regularly.
Also baby’s skin needs good moisturizing as baby’s skin has less natural moisturizing concentration.
The ph of the skin plays an important role in the skin of the baby, the ph of babies at birth is 7 and becomes 5 and 5.5, the ph of the adult skin is acidic, the acidic ph protects us from infection and our Affects skin flora.
The Sebamed range for babies works on the pH of the skin and quickly converts the pH to acidic pH to protect the skin and use products that are soap-free and irritant, such as allantoin and chamomile. Contains soothing agents like parabens, aveeno. The range gently cleanses and moisturizes with oatmeal, alcohol free, suitable for dry sensitive skin, fragrance free alcohol free and
The Cetaphil range hypoallergenic paraben-free mineral oil-free gently cleanses and moisturizes.
Skin problems, heat rash or miliaria look like small red bumps because the baby cannot control temperature well enough to avoid heat and wear light cotton clothes.
Atopic dermatitis – dry patchy areas on the skin that may be oozing or scaly and very itchy, can be troublesome for the baby. Causes can be genetic or family history, asthma allergies to products or foods or clothing or soaps or perfumes or fabric softeners.
try to find and eliminate the cause, use moisturizer as often as possible can use cold-pressed coconut oil and soap-free cleanser, on doctor’s recommendation worst case a steroid contact dermatitis – skin reaction if child has come into contact with a new soap or detergent, usually at the site of contact, removal of agent and moisturizer if bad steroid diaper rash – rash in the diaper area can become red rash due to frequent diaper changes boils causing urine and feces come into contact with the skin, area abrasive with diapers, allergic to detergents or diaper material, or wipes used to clean the area. Overgrowth of other infections, such as Candida, in the area.
Cradle cap or seborrhea looks like dandruff but can be yellow and scaly in the hair or around the ears or eyebrows so don’t wash the area thoroughly or oil and then use a good shampoo.
Eczema is common in children, manifesting as dry red itchy patches in skin folds that, if it gets worse, may ooze or crusting. Treatment will include identifying the allergen, breast-feeding babies, avoiding hot baths, using a bath emollient such as the Oilatum range, using moisturizers regularly, identifying whether the child has a food allergy or an inhalant allergy or product or There are some sports that involve exposure to dust.
Good Ingredients Chamomile, Allantoin, Oatmeal, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E, Calendula, Shea Butter, Almond Oil Fragrance-Free, Mineral Oil, and Parabens
If children are exposed to the sun they should use with physical blockers such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide as the risk of allergy is minimal, avoid direct sun exposure or sun bathing as the skin is delicate and they can dehydrate very quickly can be. Can use the seborrheic range for babies.
Input from Dermatologist Dr Geeta Mehra Fazalbhoy, Managing Director and Founder Member of Skin & You Clinic, Nariman Point, Mumbai.
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