External covers the body of the newborn - is a "mirror" of the entire organism. And if the internal failures of the body in need of proper and timely diagnosis, the appearance of the skin the crumbs always easy to maintain yourself. And here there is a question many parents, it is better to use for skin care of the child - a cream or powder?
Baby skin is very thin, delicate and vulnerable, so need special hygienic care. That is why already many years in Industry infant carethere is a facility as powdering, the main purpose of which is to absorb excess moisture and protecting the skin against chafing and irritation.
Using baby powder It is an excellent prevention of various types of diaper rash and redness, which when running form can lead to allergic reactions and diaper dermatitis.
Despite the fact that the use of powder is very simple, however, there are certain rules of its application:
- Start off use baby powder can be from the second month of life
- Apply powder only necessary to clean and dry skin baby
- You can not use talc children constantlySince it can strongly retain moisture and body crumbs cause reverse reaction of the organism as irritations and allergies
- You can not use a large amount of powderSince it can be rolled and cause additional skin friction. Therefore, pour powder directly on the baby's body can not be! You must take a small amount of powder on his hand or on a cotton pad and only then put it on the baby's skin with light movements powder.
- Very important, that the powder was not used near the baby's face,avoid getting powder in the eyes or respiratory tract crumbs.
- Prohibited use powder in the presence of purulent rash, cracking or other woundsAs this can cause them more inflammation.
On the shelves of drugstores and specialty shops along with the powder it is always possible to find diaper cream under identical in functionality with baby powder. And here, many parents are lost, it is better suited for one child. In fact, experts recommend baby powder alternate with cream under a diaper, while focusing on the features of newborn skin.
Many babies skin is exposed to increased dryness, often accompanied by itching. In this case, it is recommended more often use a cream that has a protective function, and moisturizing the skin, prevent it from chafing, irritation and prickly heat. Cream serves as a protective barrier to retain moisture in the skin and thereby increasing skin protective functions.
Conversely, if the crumb is constantly sweating, in most cases, children need to use talc, as it has a drying effect and absorbent, and the cream can not cope until the end of this function. That is why the cream is most often used during the cold season, and the powder - in hot.
Cream under the diaper also has certain nuances when applied to the skin of a baby:
In contrast to the powder, Cream does not leave traces on clothes after application, because with light rubbing movements easily absorbed into the skin.
Cream you need to rub it completelySince otherwise, slipping in lumps, it can cause additional skin irritation
Folds on the body crumbs must be treated with care creamSo as not to provoke the appearance of them chafing.
As you can see from the above facts, each of these cosmetics it has its pluses and minuses. Therefore, every mother should take into account the features of the crumbs and based on that, decide what is best to use for hygienic care of him - a cream or powder.
However, when choosing both one and other means necessary:
- pay careful attention to its composition, as many unscrupulous manufacturers can use these substances included in the list of banned;
- acquire the funds with a strong odor, so they can become not only a cause of allergic reactions in the baby, but also affect his psycho-emotional state;
- not to buy items from breach the integrity of the packaging material, since it may "settle" undesirable microbes;
- it is not necessary to acquire a large number of cosmetic data - they are very economical in use and have a shelf life.
