Baby Skin & Body CareA blog on baby care

My daughter is almost 5 months old and drools constantly. Her chin and cheeks have become very chapped and red and dry. I bought some baby vasoline and put it on her cheeks quite a bit but it seems like it just protects her from being wet all the time and doesnt really moisturize her skin.
My questions are: will regular baby lotion cause her face to break out since its fragranced?
I use some dove moisturizer for sensitive skin for myself, could I use that on her?? it is very gentle and unfragranced but moisturizes really good.
Or do you think I should just continue using the vasoline?? her poor cheeks are getting scaly
thanks!

I’m a fair woman, of east indian decent. I have a 4.5 month old baby boy. And sometimes he looks fair and sometimes he looks all red, and tanned, and i hope i dont offend anyone but i love fair babies, and i hate to see my son looking all tanned.
why is this?
should i bathe him more?
i use cetaphil soap and moisteriser on his skin.
also he has some heats on his face and some red spots on his forhead and stuff.
how can i get his face looking smooth and nice?
he’s a baby right…baby’s have baby skin!

It’s mainly on her arms and legs (more on her elbows and knees). I’m getting through so much baby lotion, it’s unreal!
She’s not crawling yet, so it won’t be that. Is it possible it’s excema? neither hubby or I suffer from any skin conditions like that?
What else might cause dry skin?
Oh and also she is quite dry across the nose and cheeks, but I thought that was from the drooling as she’s teething. Maybe it’s related though???

My resale store will not only se gently used toys and clothes but I want to sell new items such as sippy cups, bottles, pacifiers, maternity belts, baby lotion & soaps,teething supplies, baby laundry detergent, pregnancy cocoa butters, diapers, wipes and so forth.
I am presently writing out my business plan and applying for my licenses to open the store but I have been search all day and night for vendors and wholesale suppliers for products like Nuby, Gerber, Palmer’s, Dreft, Johnson & Johnson, Pampers and others like those.
Does anyone know of a website or any contact info where I can set up a wholesale order for my store? Please help!
Also, Does anyone have any name Ideas for my Store? It’s a resale store that sells newborn – 5T clothing (Gently used) also gently used baby items such as swings bouncers and high chairs, etc… It also will be selling those brand new items that i mentioned earlier. That’s for all your help….
I will be choosing “Best Answer” Thanks!

My 3.5mth old boy has dry red prickly rash spreading all over his body. It started only on his tummy and I applied baby lotion regularly. Suddenly the rash just spreads to his neck, face, thighs and back!! We’re living in a hot & humid country – Singapore. What should I do?

I need to know the cost for the fallowing( each of these need to be done in 0-3 month 3-6 month 6-9 month and 9-12 months:
baby food
Bottles
breast pump/pad
formula
infant cereal
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baby wipes
diapers
diaper rash cream
plastic/vinyl pants
waterproof mattress covers
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booties/shoes
1 hat & 1 pare of mittens
6 outfits
4 PJs
1 snowsuit/jacket
socks and tights
6 undershirts
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cotton balls
laundry detergent
baby lotion / oil
baby shampoo
baby soap
even if you cant get all of these if you could help me out with at least 1 or 2 then i would be vary HAPPY ^^

My son has been doing his “army crawl” for like a month now (7 months he stared) and now is crawling an pulls himself to stand. He is constatly on the go go go and my husband and I noticed he has blisters and loose skin on his hands and feet (on the bottom side) doesn’t help he’s teething either and constantly chewing on them. Any ideas what I can do? He HATES socks on his hands but have to so i can soak them in aveeno baby lotion. Just started the lotion tonight, do I have to use socks to cover his hands after putting lotion on them? I do it b/c of him sucking on his fingers/toes all the time.

My son has been doing his “army crawl” for like a month now (7 months he stared) and now is crawling an pulls himself to stand. He is constatly on the go go go and my husband and I noticed he has blisters and loose skin on his hands and feet (on the bottom side) doesn’t help he’s teething either and constantly chewing on them. Any ideas what I can do? He HATES socks on his hands but have to so i can soak them in aveeno baby lotion. Just started the lotion tonight, do I have to use socks to cover his hands after putting lotion on them? I do it b/c of him sucking on his fingers/toes all the time.

My baby boy has a ’scar ring’ on his leg. This is due to my maid letting him wear the sock that was too tight the night before. I only discovered it in the morning.
Consulted the doctor. Only precribe some antibotic/antiseptic cream. It does not help at all.
This happened last month. Now, 3 weeks has passed and the scar is not gone. At first the scar was very deep red colour . Now it is a dark brown ring.
My baby will be 4 mths old this 16 Feb 2008.
Anybody has any recommendation to help lessen the scar marks?
It looks like a marking from the cane! Luckily, it is horrizontal as it was from the ring of the socks. If the marking is anywhere vertical, others might mistook that the baby was abused by canning!!
Had attracted lots of unwanted stares and attention too.
ps
I had applied all kinds of baby lotion for him. But apparently, it did not help at all.

Ok people, I have mild eczema and sensitive skin on my face and it’s time to stop using my cleanser, Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser. I’ve found out a lot of information about the ingredient, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. It is actually a foaming ingredient used in testing labs as the standard ingredient to irritate skin. SLS is also include in garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and car wash soaps. The shampoo I’m using also has SLS, my toothpaste also has it. Now come to think of it, no wonder my face is kind of drying because I’ve been using Cetaphil and that shampoo for 4 years! Also the corners beside my lips is always peeling.
By the way, due to past experience, I also detest using anything that contains petroleum, mineral oil, and paraffin.
I’ve found the new toothpaste to use, so now I’m finding something for me to wash from head to toe.
So it’s between,
California Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Super Sensitive
VS
Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Creamy Wash Fragrance Free
Reviews and ingredients on California Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Super Sensitive: http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=54794&catid=11936
Reviews and ingredients on Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Creamy Wash Fragrance Free: http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=150049&catid=27029
Actually that Aveeno Baby Wash has mineral oil in it. The reason I have not made up my mind on what to choose between these two is because there were 3 out of 48 users who commented on California Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Super Sensitive that it made their eczema worst and 1 of them mentioned she has switched it to Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Creamy Wash. But at the same time, the rest of 40 users commented that California Baby Shampoo & Body Wash Super Sensitive is good for their eczema and other skin problems.
Which one would you choose if you were me?