Weekly Comment 01 May 17: Myth 1: Being super clean is the only way to prevent irritation
May 1, 2017
This week's contributor is Narisha Ashelford, Certified Sleep Consultant and DU'IT Baby Skincare Expert. We all know how important it is to ensure our children's skin is clean and healthy, but can we sometimes be 'too clean'? Excessive cleaning can strip
away your baby’s protective oils
and natural flora in their skin and
is often a culprit of sensitivity
and irritation. This disruption
to your baby’s protective skin
barrier can then lead to greater
problems down the track. In
fact, childcare experts are
encouraging parents to bath
babies no more than three
times a week as until they start
crawling, they don’t get dirty
enough to justify frequent full
baths. However, washing their
face, neck, hands and bottom
should still be done carefully and
gently every day.
So how can we protect our little
ones from irritated, itchy skin? A
baby’s skin is five times thinner
than an adult’s and needs very
gentle treatment. That’s why
it’s important to use moisturiser
with serum that contains organic
oils and natural plant extracts
to provide optimal relief for our
newborns’ and toddlers’ skin.
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