Your Child’s Skin Needs Your Attention
We hardly remember taking care of our skin as a child. Rather playing in mud, running on the sand on a sunny day is what our happy childhood memories consist of. Child skin care thus makes up to a large extent to what is called as motherhood. As a mother, now I remember all the things that are necessary for a child.
Skin Care for Newborns
Most of us have experienced the joy of feeling a baby’s skin. Being extremely soft and tender, your baby needs your gentle handling. The bottom and folded areas of baby’s skin demand much attention as they are highly prone to rashes that manifest as reddened eruptions that would be extremely painful for your baby. The major rules of treating rashes in babies are:
• Do not apply soap on the rashes daily. Twice or thrice a week would do.
• Applying moisturizer or Vaseline worsens the area as these retain moisture.
• Pat dry the affected parts of skin and leave them open in air for as long as possible. Do not rub to wipe.
• Try using different brands of diaper.
• Mild baby powder could be of use.
Other important issues involve using gentle soaps for your baby that would contain coconut, palm or olive oil. Regular application of moisturizer keeps the skin supple. Wash your baby’s clothes separately using detergents that are non-irritants.
Skin Care for Children
Now that your child is no more a newborn, he is now more understanding and his skin could be matched with yours, although they still have the trace of a baby’s skin. This is a time when you must make your kid understand how important hygiene is. Make washing hands with soap after play, a habit. Staying under shade during peak sunny hours could save them from a long-term effect into skin cancer. Cautiously it is possible to apply a broad-range sunscreen before they leave home. Wearing loose-fitting and well-covered clothes in summer could counter the sun rays.
