New Baby Skin Care

New Baby Skin Care

So you’ve got this new baby in your arms, but how do you take care of its skin? Your first thought will be to ask friends and family what they did when they had kids, and with mixed results you often get a nice confusing concoction of advice, remedies, and rigid guidelines to ponder over in your hours between feedings and changings.

And if you’re really worried about it, you probably consulted a baby book. Bad move mom. Now you’re really freaked out worrying about bathwater temperature, proper baby lotion, the exact way to apply said lotion, and which, for the love of god, which diaper rash cream should you use?!

Yeah, I’ve been there too. It seems after you’ve had a new baby all you have time for is worrying about random silly thinks like baby skin care like there is no tomorrow. Mostly this is hormones screwing with your wiring just to make sure you’ll be a good mom. Don’t worry! You’re a great mom and you’re doing a terrific job.

Now here’s those practical skin care tips for that new baby that won’t make your blood pressure skyrocket:

1. Do whatever is easiest for you - You’ve just cracked out a kid, give yourself a break. If bathing in the bathtub together is easier, go for it. If you can stand up for 20 minutes straight and want to bathe your kid in the kitchen sink go for that too. I found it pretty easy to take a shower with my son after he hit about 6 months. He might not have been particularly chuffed about the experience, but I got him and me clean at the same time. Multitasking never got better than that.

2. Don’t sweat brushing until they have teeth! - Yeah, you might want to wipe his gums off occasionally, but bacteria isn’t going to build up in a baby mouth that doesn’t have teeth. And even if it does, what is it going to rot? When teeth start getting cut look for a natural glycerin based toothpaste designed for babies.

3. Fingernails 101 - Probably the most terrifying moment of your life will be when you take a giant pair of fingernail clippers to your newborns finger for the first time (just for the record, I had to do this the night James was born). Babies will not keep those mitts on, so you’ve got to get the nails short so his cute little head won’t scratched up.

I found that at first nails can easily be picked and then peeled off because they’re very soft. After about 3-4 months this stops working so you’ll need to invest in a set of fingernail scissors. These are blunt tipped scissors and much easier to use than fingernail clippers (at least until your baby is crawling, and then you need to be fast on the draw and clip when you can catch him).

4. Wash Wisely - For the record, babies don’t need oil, lotion, soap, shampoo, conditioner, or any other skin care product. Most of that is just chemical ladened junk with a nice marketing message telling you to buy, buy, buy for your new baby.

If you find your baby getting dry skin, look for a lotion that doesn’t contain mineral oil or water. Aloe Based Lotions are the best because they’re actually able to penetrate and heal baby’s dry skin. Mineral oil makes lotions sit on the surface of the skin, not actually penetrating to heal the dryness. Water dilutes the lotion and makes it just as ineffective because our skin is naturally waterproof.

Think about this for a moment, if your baby is younger than 6 months, what is he really getting into that’s making him so dirty? Why are you scrubbing soap on his skin like he’s been mud wrestling in a pigsty all afternoon? Even after 6 months, there really isn’t any reason to use soap unless your kid decided wearing his food was more fun than eating it. Soap really drys the skin so if you don’t have to use it, your kid will probably be better off.

Mostly I would just rinse James’s skin real well and make sure I got under all his chins because milk and food seemed to collect there. Some nights when my husband and I were tired we would just top and tail him (wipe down his head and bottom) and then put him down to bed. Honestly he seemed to appreciate it when I didn’t mess with him too much and just let him get to the business of sleeping quickly.

5. Diaper Rash Dilemmas - Diaper rash happens no matter what type of diapers you use. I used Desitin diaper rash cream for about 12 months before learning realizing that it contains ingredients that can cause testicular development problems. Needless to say, I immediately started looking for an alternative. I’ve found that using a Pure Aloe Jelly and intense moisturizer can really take care of diaper rash quickly.

Especially watch diaper rash creams for toxic ingredients. It’s really sad that even baby products aren’t regulated and that skin care manufacturer’s continue to formulate products with damaging ingredients. If you’d like to learn more about natural skin care and what products are safe for your family, click here to download a free ebook: The Truth About Natural Skin Care.

All the products I’ve linked in this article are natural and safe to use on your baby’s skin. Contact me today for samples of these products and see for yourself the difference natural, aloe based products can make for you and your family. Make sure you mention this blog article so I know what skin care samples to send you!

Good luck with your new baby!

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