Caring for your new baby’s skin can seem overwhelming when you are a new parent. Taking care of your baby’s skin is just one of the new things you need to think about as a new parent and it is easy to get bogged down with the feeling of needing to be a perfect parent. Thankfully taking care of your baby’s skin is mostly just common sense. Clean and clear baby skin does not depend on expensive or complicated skin care routines. You don’t need buy a bunch of products at all! Read on to learn some hints and tips that you can use to put together your new baby’s skin care routine.

A baby’s bath does not need to last a long time. Believe it or not if your newborn’s bath time lasts too long it can be harmful for your baby! Your baby’s bath time shouldn’t last longer than five minutes–all you need to do is get her wet, soap her up and rinse her off. After rinsing off the baby, apply a little bit of lotion or moisturizer and then towel her dry. Take care to dry your baby completely or the left over moisture could lead to rashes or yeast infections. If you’re doubtful of this just look at all of the folds and ripples in your baby’s skin; moisture can hide in all of those places! You want to use a soft towel to do the drying!

Use a gentler detergent on your baby’s clothing than you would use on your own. The laundry detergent you use on your own stuff is going to be too harsh to use on your baby’s clothing and bedding. Regular detergents can leave residues and strip baby’s clothes of their softness. Washing your baby’s clothing in a gentle detergent keeps the clothing soft and (mostly) residue free, which can help you avoid skin irritations that are caused by clothing problems.

There are special products designed just for newborns. Don’t assume that because something is safe for older infants (older than six months of age) or toddlers that it is safe for your newborn. Life outside the womb is much different than life inside the womb which means that it takes time for your newborn baby’s skin to adjust. Your baby’s skin is incredibly sensitive and is more prone to irritation than it will be when your baby gets older. Before you buy new products make sure that what you want to buy is newborn-friendly.

There are many different ways to care for your newborn’s skin. Infant skin care does not have to be very difficult or complex. All you need is some common sense and the patience to choose the best products on the shelf and your baby’s skin should stay healthy and clean with no problems. Remember that you are caring for all of your baby’s skin, not just the skin on his face. Keeping your daughter or son’s skin clean and healthy is an all day long type of process but don’t worry too much about it. Before you know it, taking care of your son’s skin will feel like second nature. Before long you won’t think about it at all. It will be an automatic response!

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