Handy Tips and Tricks for Your Baby’s Skin Care

Making sure your child’s skin stays clean and healthy takes more than simply bathing and applying lotion once a day. You need to make sure that all of your baby’s skin stays clean and healthy. This means that you need to take very good care of your son or daughter’s laundry, limit exposure to the sun and treat any potential skin conditions as soon as they develop. Baby skin is not nearly as tough as a grown-up’s skin. Your baby needs you to help him make sure that skin conditions don’t take hold anywhere on his body. You will be happy to learn that there is not a lot to keeping your baby’s skin clean. You should be able to put together a quality routine early on in your baby’s life. These tips should help you.

You don’t need to use powder when you change your baby’s diaper. Most parents choose to use powder because it will soak up moisture inside of the diaper and keep the baby dry.

Use a gentle detergent on your baby’s clothes–do not use the detergent you use on your own. Your laundry detergent is going to be far too harsh to use on your new baby’s clothing. Laundry soap used on adult clothing often leaves behind a residue that will cause irritation–and roughen up the baby’s clothing in the process. To avoid laundry induced skin issues use a gentle soap–it will keep your baby’s clothes soft and rarely leaves behind any residue.

Use a gentle detergent on your baby’s clothing and bedding–do not simply throw the baby’s stuff in with your own when you do laundry. The detergent you use on your own clothing is usually too harsh and irritating to use on a baby’s clothing. Baby clothes are softer than adult clothing and regular laundry detergent can strip them of their softness. Washing your baby’s clothing in a gentle detergent keeps the clothing soft and (mostly) residue free, which can help you avoid skin irritations that are caused by clothing problems.

There are a lot of options to help you protect your baby’s skin and keep it healthy. Don’t forget that good skin care should start early in life so you should make sure that you develop a regular skin care routine as soon as possible.

Don’t forget to care for your baby’s whole body when you are putting together a baby skin care routine.