Natural Solutions to Baby Skin Problems

Author: Hope Varnes

The best solution to baby skin problem is always protection. For example, if you want to prevent dry skin and irritation around the neck and chin area, always use dribbles bibs or bandana bibs. They are great at catching baby dribbles and keeping skin dry. To avoid nappy rash, change your baby's nappy regularly. Don't wait for it to get too heavy. (This is something I was guilty of when the kids were still babies. And they ended up with raw bottoms.)

However, no matter how careful you are with your baby's skin, it's impossible to totally avoid skin problems. Unfortunately, since baby's skin is sensitive, it will always be prone to dryness and irritation. But don't despair; there are many products you can use to cure baby skin problems. And if you're worried about using products with harmful chemicals, there are also natural solutions available.

For Dry Skin

To relieve dry skin, first you need to wet your baby's skin; then seal the water in. You can seal the moisture in by putting cream on your baby's skin. For natural solutions, use moisturisers with olive oil or calendula as an ingredients or beeswax as base. Additionally, avoid using soap or baby bath creams.

For Eczema

The best cure is for eczema is of course steroids. However, it can thin your baby's skin and it isn't advisable to use it for a long period. Eczema can be a reaction to some allergy, so if your baby is suffering a bad case of eczema, it may be good to try the elimination process with food to find out if it's caused by any of the food he's eating.

To sooth dry skin, the best you can do is to hydrate your baby's skin by applying moisturisers. Try creams with calendula, red clover or aloe vera. You can also try royal jelly cream. Other babies may respond well to one cream while yours may not, so it's a case of trial and error to find out which one will work best with your baby. Eczema can be worse around the chin and neck, so keep your baby's skin dry by using dribble bibs. Change it regularly. Soaking wet dribble bibs will just make eczema worse.

For Nappy rash

As I mentioned, the best way to treat nappy rash is to change your baby's nappy often. Especially when he's teething as the extra acid he produces causes sore bottom. It's also best to put a barrier cream. One of the best creams I found was camomile cream. And it's easily available from the chemist.

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About the Author

Hope Varnes is a freelance SEO article and web content writer dedicated to writing articles and content for small and medium size businesses. If you have SEO articles or SEO web content requirements visit http://www.justwriting4u.co.uk