Why is babies' skin so delicate? Can you use gel or moisturizer? What special care does the baby's skin require? These are some of the answers we find in this short informative video that brings us closer to the specific characteristics of the delicate skin of babies.
Some tips that are good for us especially in summer, when solar radiation can affect them especially, or when they sweat more ... There are certain attacks against which we have to take special care and these tips are important.
These are advice offered by Dr. Pilar Gil, a specialist in the Department of Dermatology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra:
Since the surface layer of the baby's skin is thinner and more permeable, it needs specific care. Also because the thermoregulatory function is not developed, they have less capacity to synthesize melanin and less defense capacity.
Use shampoo and little aggressive gels. We have already commented that, on the use of cosmetics for baby's skin, the essentials.
Apply a specific baby moisturizer daily, preferably with moist skin. Remember that there are many products that we should avoid in the skin of the little ones and it is more likely to find them in adult cosmetics.
Protect children from the sun, avoiding the central hours of the day, putting on hats, cotton clothes ... In theory, you should not put sunscreen before six months especially if it is a chemical filter. If it is essential, better a physical filter.
As you can see, these are basic recommendations to keep in mind, issues that remind us that the skin of a child is not like that of the elderly and therefore has to be especially careful.
We hope these tips on how to care for baby's skin be useful to you Below we leave you more links with all our information about the care of the sensitive skin of the little ones.
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