Baby Dry Skin - By: richardjames

Today, one in every four or five babies and toddlers suffer from dry skin. This makes them prone to more serious skin conditions such as eczema. Since their skin is more

delicate than adults' skin, it is important to know the ins and outs of skin care for them.

Causes of Baby Dry Skin

When the baby is born, she is initially covered in a slippery coat of amniotic fluid. During the first several days, her skin may still not be used to such a dry environment and

develop patches of dry skin and redness. Dryness in the air, such as during winter and inside heated homes, can also strip her skin of moisture.

The thinness of your baby's skin not only makes it easy for tears and scratches to occur, it also does nothing to hold in moisture which makes it easier for dry skin to occur.

In a healthy adult, skin is kept moist by both the thickness of the skin and the presence of sebum. Sebum is an oily substance that is produced by hair follicles all over the

body. This substance coats the skin blocking out the elements while holding vital moisture deep in the tissue.Your baby has yet to develop all of these protective measures

that help prevent dry skin. That means that you need to be extra careful and diligent when it comes to taking care of your baby's skin.

Put lotion on within a couple minutes of your baby getting out of the bath. Because he was just in warm water, your baby's pores are open and will absorb more moisture. I

have noticed that when I put lotion on right away, my baby's skin just eats it up. If I add a little more lotion to his skin at this point, my baby's skin seems to stay moist all

day long.

Cool weather is another time that dry skin problems become prevalent. The reason for this is that cool air is usually dry, and dry air has the tendency to pull moisture from

the skin. In order to stop the cool air from doing this, if you are outdoors you will want to seal your moisturizer into your baby's skin. A good way I know that you can do

this is to apply a layer of Vaseline petroleum on top of your moisturizer. The jelly will provide a layer of protection that not even cool air will be able to penetrate.

Central air conditioning is a machine that creates cool dry air conditions indoors. This may not be a problem for many, but when your baby has dry skin, these conditions

can be irritating to him. What you need to do is find a way of moistening the air inside the room.

The first thing you want to do if you see your baby's skin is unusually dry is to turn back the clock and moisturize his skin. If you are successful at doing this then it is likely

that you do not have a dry skin problem that can be fixed with moisturizers. If this is the case, you need to take your child to the doctor. Sometimes the occurrence of dry

skin is a signal of something more serious taking place within your baby.

About the Author

Read about Babycare and also read about Symptoms of Dehydration and Breastfeeding Women

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