How to use baby powder

Often, young mothers, even before childbirth, try to buy everything that can be needed for a future baby. Especially if the child is the first and there is no experience of motherhood. Among the other children's care products and accessories on the shelf flaunts and powder. But how to use it? When powder is needed, and at what point is it better to refuse it? Let's figure it out in order.

Powder and diaper rash

Powder - a well-known cosmetic product from ancient times, which was used by our mothers and grandmothers. It includes corn or potato starch and talc. In addition, most manufacturers add zinc oxide to the powder, which makes the product antibacterial. Such a powder remarkably dries wet skin and eliminates diaper rash. Along with this, various extracts and vitamin complexes that care for the baby’s delicate skin can be included in the composition of the powder.

The main mission of powdering is the ability to dry the skin and reduce friction. However, remember that the powder retains its properties only in a dry state. If the powder is wet, it rolls into lumps, which can cause skin irritation.

The main purpose of the powder is to combat diaper rash, redness and inflammation of the skin of the child. Most often, diaper rash appears in places of greatest humidity - under the diaper, in folds. When treating diaper rash, you need to pay attention to those parts of the child’s body where friction occurs most often. This neck, skin behind the ears, inguinal folds, armpits, popliteal and elbow bends, buttock fold. If the baby’s skin is very delicate, these areas should be monitored and looked after especially carefully.

Many young mothers are wondering what is better to use - powder, cream or oil? In fact, each of these products is aimed at combating diaper rash. And each of them is individual. The cream can perfectly cope with any redness in one child, but not help another. In this case, only the powder can save the baby. Usually in the summer, when the baby sweats a lot, use a powder. After all, it not only treats diaper rash, but also absorbs excess moisture and allows the skin to breathe. In winter and autumn, you can use the cream under the diaper - it is perfectly absorbed, suppresses inflammation and perfectly moisturizes the delicate ass of the crumbs. Oil is often used during massage, as well as if the baby’s skin is dry or peeling. In no case should you use these funds together. To apply cream or oil, and sprinkle with powder on top is a big mistake. In this case, a thick layer of cosmetics is formed on the skin of the child, through which the thin skin of the crumbs does not breathe, and will sing even more.

How to use powder

The vast majority of powders on sale can be used to care for children from birth. Usually the need for this is present in the first few months of a child’s life. Then the baby's thermoregulation is adjusted, he begins to move more and problems with diaper rash become a rarity. How to use a powder in the fight against diaper rash, let's talk in more detail.

1. It is necessary to treat the baby's skin with powder after each diaper change. The diaper needs to be changed at least once every three hours or after the baby has relaxed. Then, as you removed the dirty diaper, the baby needs to be washed. It is best to do this with plain water, without using soap (even baby soap). Baby soap can be used no more than three times a week, because it dries the skin of the child. The easiest and safest option is plain warm water.If the baby takes a bath, you can add a little decoction of the string to the water. It promotes the healing of diaper rash and other skin rashes.
2. In an emergency (away, at the clinic, on the road), you can use baby wipes instead of water. However, remember that they are intended for rare use, in other cases you need to wash your child with water.
3. After the end of water procedures, thoroughly wipe the crumbs, pay special attention to all folds. After that, let the baby lie naked in a warm room so that the skin finally dries. This is not only preparation for the application of powder, but also the prevention of diaper rash. It is impossible to apply powder on wet skin - it will be wrinkled in folds, which can provoke even greater inflammation.
4. The powder must first be applied to the hands, and then gently rub the talcum powder over the skin of the baby so that there are no lumps. Too much powder is not needed. Talc, which will show off on the surface of the diaper, will reduce its ability to absorb liquid. This leads to the fact that the baby will be wet. A thin layer is enough.
5. You can not sprinkle powder immediately on the child. Firstly, you can, by negligence, immediately dump too much cosmetic product. And secondly, with this use, the powder can gather dust and freeze in the air. The kid does not need to inhale the smallest dust of powder. Thirdly, this is another reason to give your child the gentle touches of his beloved mother.
6. After that, put on a baby diaper and clothes.
7. You do not need to constantly use a powder, only at those moments when it is really justified - with the appearance of redness and wetting areas on the skin.
8. The term of the opened powder is not more than one year, pay attention to this.
9. Sometimes the powder itself can cause an allergic reaction in the child. This is manifested by the appearance of focal redness, a rash at the place of treatment of the skin with powder. In this case, the production powder can be replaced with the simplest corn starch. It is considered a hypoallergenic and is suitable even for the most sensitive skin.
10. Be careful - do not allow dust to get into the mouth, nose, eyes of the child, as well as on open wounds and skin lesions. Do not leave the powder in places where the baby can reach it.

If the redness on the skin does not disappear even after treatment with powder, you need to contact a pediatrician. Perhaps on the skin of the baby is not diaper rash at all, but an allergy. Do not self-medicate - consult your doctor. And in order to prevent the reappearance of diaper rash, carefully monitor the hygiene of the baby’s skin, do not overheat it with warm clothes, use only baby detergents, rinse thoroughly, use only clothes made from natural fabrics - no synthetics.

How to choose a powder

When choosing a product for children's use, you need to carefully study its composition. It is best to use powders made on the basis of corn and rice starch. These are the most natural and, accordingly, the most hypoallergenic products. If children's cosmetics contain talcum powder, make sure it does not contain asbestos. The composition of the powder should not have a large abundance of ingredients - only the simplest and most understandable to you, as a consumer. Do not get involved in a large number of fragrances and extracts. They can cause an allergy in a child. In addition, the smell for the baby in the first months of life is one of the main sources of information. By smell, he identifies mom, looking for breasts. Choose an odorless powder so that the new product does not disorient the baby.

Pay attention to the expiration date of the powder. The smaller it is, the more natural and better the product. Powders should not contain the abbreviations CDC and DHP. They talk about the presence of phthalates in the product - quite harmful substances for children.

Recently, liquid talcum powder has appeared on sale.It is convenient to use in that it is not sprayed in the air, does not threaten to get into the respiratory tract of the child. Immediately after application to the skin, liquid talcum powder acquires a dry consistency - you only need to rub it on the baby’s skin.

Everyone knows that diaper rash and diaper dermatitis is not a dangerous phenomenon, but extremely unpleasant. When the skin rumbles, itches, gets wet and hurts, the child feels restless, naughty, crying. The use of powder in this case is 100% justified. Watch your baby’s skin, because what could be more pleasant than a clean, smooth and fresh ass of your baby ?!

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