Shower cream or soap? Which one for your baby?

Because the infant’s skin is very sensitive, you have to be careful when buying baby products, particularly things that have direct contact with your baby. If it’s not safe, your baby might have to suffer with rash and irritation. Choosing the right cleaning product is an important job for the mother.

What to choose between soap and shower cream?

Even though typical healthy skin has a slight acidic pH that can kill bacteria on skin, due to the heat and sweat, we use soap to clean our body. Nevertheless, you must have some principles for buying. Let’s see.

Soap

1. Choose the one with natural pH level to maintain the balance of the baby’s skin
            2. Do not have preservatives or fragrance that might cause skin irritation
            3. Select the one for baby. Avoid soap for adult.

4. Mainly contain natural extracts since they are gentle for baby’s skin reducing risk for allergy or irritation

Shower creamis another interesting option. Let’s see how to choose the shower cream.
           1. Select the one with similar pH level as baby soap’s
           2. It should not have strong fragranceor none at all
           3. The texture must be in appropriate creamy, not to thick.
           4. Guaranteed for its gentleness
           5. Use natural extract, free from chemical substance and preservatives that might cause
                allergy

The head-to-toe shampoo and body wash should be gentle and free from chemical substance that causes allergy and irritation to head, skin and eyes. The product should be tested that it is safe for baby.

Tips : Winter and cool temperature can make your baby’s skin dry. If she does not sweat much, you might just clean her with water. If rash appears after using soap, rinse off with water and stop using the product. If the irritation does not improve, immediately take her to the doctor.