Skin care baby

Buff – complex mechanism, who must perform many important functions: and a protective barrier, excretory and thermostatically, receptor (response to touch, temperature, surface pain sensitivity). However, the skin of a newborn baby has, very important features:

• its surface is covered with the reaction medium secret, close to neutral;
• She is very gentle, easily affected, easy to peel off the surface layers;
• insufficiently work sweat and sebaceous glands.

When you first touch the cheek of her child, immediately feel, how soft is his skin. Thin, sensitive and delicate skin of your baby requires you to protect and daily care, because the protective function of the skin of a newborn baby is low.

The skin of the newborn has not yet developed its own natural defense against bacteria and the influence of various physical factors of the environment, and therefore sensitive to all external stimuli. Any, small adult exposure may cause irritation or redness of the skin toddler.

Part of the skin lesions is incompetent (sloppy) Care of parents of the baby or the use of inappropriate tools for skin care baby. Aggravating factors are:

• the tendency of the child to allergic reactions;
• violation of the diet nursing mothers;
• the use of children's cosmetics based on mineral oils;
• tight or synthetic clothes;
• wet diapers (napkins);
• overheating or overcooling baby;
• teething;
• no direct skin contact with the air.

So, considering, that the skin of a newborn requires particularly careful care, needed from the first days of life to take care of her health and normal functioning.

The most common danger to the baby's skin first months of life are so-called diaper rash or diaper dermatitis.

Diaper dermatitis – it is non-infectious inflammation of the skin, it is almost always the result of improper care, associated with the improper use of diapers (diapers), response to mechanical action, compression, maceration (Moisture) after prolonged exposure to urine and feces, soap residues.

Jerseys also applies to non-infectious inflammatory processes and is the result of improper care. If the child is too warm clothes, "Wrapped", It takes compensatory expansion of the sweat glands and ducts surrounding the capillaries. Manifested sudamen pink nodular (papular) rash.

Diaper rash and prickly heat can manifest as skin redness, sometimes popping bubbles and peeling. The most vulnerable places for their occurrence are areas inguinal folds, armpits, under the knees, on the neck and buttocks. That is, there, where there are natural folds of the skin or in contact with the clothes. Carefully inspect the area behind the ears: There may also be redness, or peeling skin.

Part of the reason of such lesions are the individual characteristics of the skin of newborn. In order to prevent diaper dermatitis and prickly heat necessary to keep baby's skin clean and dry form. This can always be achieved, if you adhere to the following rules:

• takes care of the baby, promptly replace diapers (napkins) as contamination;
• Do not use harsh detergents and soap, intended for adults;
• prevent the occurrence of abrasions. To do this, choose clothes made of natural fabrics (e.g. cotton) with a minimum of seams (unscrew them out);
• maintain the room humidity level;
• Avoid prolonged sun exposure;
• leave your baby during perepelenaniya a while naked, keeping the temperature regime, so the skin can "breathe";
• to respect the swimming;
• use only specially designed for children cosmetics.

Proper skin care of newborns provides normal development of the skin of the child in the first year of life, It creates the necessary conditions for the further development of his body, increases resistance to the aggressive action of the external environment.

Principles skincare neonatal stem from its structural and functional characteristics. In a nutshell, they can be formulated like this: you need to help the skin to perform its protective function – and does not interfere with her breathing. Try to list the basic procedures, that will follow this principle.

Treatment of umbilical wound

Umbilical wound treated until, until it is completely closed and its treatment will not discharge. For processing is recommended 3% hydrogen peroxide, edge of the umbilical wound when it is necessary to disclose. If you have sores on the bottom crust, they should be removed. At the end of the wound treated Procedure 1-2% solution green fodder or 5% solution of potassium permanganate. Processing techniques umbilical wound Parents should teach health visitor.

Changing the diaper (napkins)

When using a disposable diaper (diapers) need to ensure that, that the top layer was dry. In any case, do not use them again. Newborn need daily to wash away during the morning toilet and after each urinating or defecating. If necessary, wash away the child should be with the baby soap. After cleaning the skin dried.

Special wipes

Special wipes for cleaning the advisable to use a walk, Away, in the clinic.

Processing of natural skin folds

After moisturizing the skin to be treated inguinal, Neck, popliteal and other skin folds. To do this, you can use special creams for children. Do not lubricate the whole body cream: it paralyzes the respiratory function of the skin and can even lead to hypoxia (lack of oxygen in the blood). Do not use creams, with synthetic components.

Bathing

Properly organized process of bathing the child normally brings great pleasure and is one of the main ways to skin care. Water treatments temper child, improve blood circulation and metabolism in the body of the child. If there are no contraindications for health, during the first six months of life, it is desirable to bathe the baby daily, during the second half of the year – in one day.

The temperature of the bath should not be below 35 ° C, Ideally – 37 ° C. Fill the bath is not more than half or two thirds of the total. The duration of swimming at first may not exceed 2-3 minutes. Bathe baby mostly in the evening hours, before bedtime. Do not abuse detergents. Daily baby wash with soap and water is not necessarily. When washing hands with soap lather, and not directly to the baby's skin. Soap must necessarily be a child, it does not cause dryness or irritation of baby's skin.

Wash your baby's head can be no more than once a week, starting at 2 weeks of age. To wash your hair, use baby shampoo, which does not cause irritation of the eyes (Shampoo "without tears"). After bathing, do not rub your baby, and blot it with a towel. If the full skinny kid for some reason it is impossible, You can initiate the procedure, called "sponge" bath: baby gently wipe with a soft sponge, soaked in warm water.

Moisturize your child's skin

The baby's skin should be inspected every day. If you notice certain areas of dryness, they should moisten. Children's skin does not retain moisture, therefore every day moisturizes light cream, which is rapidly absorbed and supports skin's natural moisture. Usually the cream is applied to the skin surface with a thin layer.

Air and sunbathing

Air and sunbathing parents perceived primarily as a tempering procedure, however, they are an integral part of skin care products, as they contribute to the prevention of prickly heat and diaper rash. The kid in any case should not be exposed to direct sunlight, it may lie in the garden in the shade of trees, under the trellis tent or on the veranda (of course, when adequate ambient temperature). This mode allows the baby's skin is not only a good "airing", and receive the minimum dose of UV rays, necessary for the production of vitamin D.

In winter, naturally, will be without sunbathing, but you can arrange air baths in the apartment. During diaper changing or dressing leave the baby for a while naked. The newborn will be enough to lie on his stomach 2-3 minutes before each feeding, three kid in total can take air baths for 15 – 20 minutes per day, up to six months of their time should be increased to 30 minutes, and by the year – to 40 minutes per day.

Detect any unusual changes in the skin toddler, call your child's pediatrician or dermatologist! In any case, do not attempt to treat the child yourself. There are many diseases, which cause destruction of children's skin. Most of the symptoms are very similar, therefore properly diagnose, to find out the need for correction and assign an effective treatment can only be experienced doctor.

Recommendations for use of children's cosmetics

Cosmetics for babies conventionally divided into the following categories:

• Everyday Hygiene;
• for changing a diaper;
• Bathing;
• for skin protection from the weather and sun.

The means for daily hygiene are baby lotion, creams and oils (oils).

Lotion It designed for cleaning and moisturizing the skin. He defats the skin, removes dirt. Suffice single use lotion on the face, groin, armpits.

Baby cream – One of the main components of a skin care child. So-called barrier cream is applied to a diaper for preventing or treating diaper dermatitis. Before using a new cream first apply it to a small area of ​​the skin. And just making sure, that the cream does not cause allergies, You can use it.

Children soap It does not cause skin irritation and dryness. So good soap to wash away the child, after all we have to do several times a day. The main advantage of Children's shampoos is the lack of eye irritation, so swimming passes without tears.

Baby Oil is vegetable or mineral. Preference should always be given to vegetable oils. It must be remembered, that baby oil should be applied to well-dried (especially after swimming) skin, in a small amount. Typically, oil is easily absorbed and leaves no greasy film on the skin.

Weather cosmetics used during the stay in the sun toddler, strong wind, cold. In summer, special children's sunscreen lotions and creams require reapplication in the street, even if the child is in shadow. But when air temperature is below 10 ° C to handle the baby's skin any cosmetic products can not be.