A Guide to Baby Skin Care
Babies are delicate and have very sensitive skin, so it is important that you use skin care products that are meant for babies and never anything else because it may be too harsh and irritating on their skin. Caring for your baby's skin is an important part of being a parent and also you need to remember that a newborn baby may have some skin conditions that seem unusual to you.
Baby Skin Care Problems
There are quite a few different baby skin care problems that your newborn may develop. Baby acne is especially common, and this causes a pimply red rash on the face. This is not permanent so you should not be worried, but if it does not seem to be going away after a couple of weeks then you may want to speak to your doctor to make sure that it is not a sign of something more serious.
Another very common baby skin care problem is erythema toxicum which is a common splotchy red rash that typically develops on the upper half of the baby's body. Mongolian spots are also quite common and these are flat birthmarks that can be one of many colors, such as deep brown, slate gray, or blue-black.
Diaper Rash
One of the oldest and most common baby skin care problems of all is diaper rash. Even when their bums are taken proper care of they can still develop a rash, and is basically unavoidable because it is caused by wet or soiled diapers, which all babies are in at one point in time or another. Diaper rash typically shows up on the buttocks and around the genitals and is usually very red with red spots close to the large patches.
Eczema
This is another very common baby skin care problem, one that typically appears on the baby's forehead and cheeks, although it can develop on other areas of their body as well. There is actually no cure for eczema but several ways that it can be treated. Avoiding bathing your baby too often is very important, as is using a gentle and unscented moisturizer on your baby's skin to help reduce dryness, especially right after a bath when their skin is still moist.
It may take up to a couple of weeks to get rid of the rash but if it persists after this then you may want to speak to your doctor about this and have him check it out to make sure that it is not a sign of something more serious.
