Baby’s skin is thinner and more delicate than your own and loses moisture faster so it tends to dry out faster. It’s also more vulnerable to irritants like harsh cleansers and environmental changes. Moisturizing your baby’s skin seals moisture in and helps maintain its natural protective barrier against external irritants so that it stays soft and healthy and is able to fulfill all its vital functions as the largest organ in the body.
Other than keeping your baby clean there is more to it -when you touch your baby, you connect with him or her and allow the little thing to understand the importance of touch. There is a positive interaction with the meeting of eyes and the touching of skin. Your baby understands the importance of being a human being by looking at you;, It is the mirror image theory.
The best form of sun protection is prevention, so try to stay inside or in the shade when the sun is at its strongest, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you do need to be outside in the sun during the midday, be sure to take extra precautions, including applying sunscreen.
Note: Apply a small amount of the sunscreen you’re planning to use on a patch of your baby’s skin 48 hours before you go out to check for irritation. If your child develops a rash, talk to your pediatrician about special sensitive skin formulas.
Baby massage is gentle, rhythmic stroking of your baby’s body with your hands. The soothing strokes of your hands stimulate the production of the feel-good ormone oxytocin in you, your baby and even your partner, if he’s watching. Oxytocin is the hormone that gives you that warm, loving feeling when you hold your baby close or when you breastfeeding them. You can talk softly, hum or sing to your baby while you are massaging, which may make it more reassuring for your baby.
Benefit of massaging your baby-
A liquid talc cream designed to care for and protect delicate baby skin. Unlike normal talcum powder, liquid talc can be precisely applied to the desired area without powder residue. Baby Liquid Talc contains pharmaceutical grade talcum powder, which absorbs surface moisture and leaves a thin layer to protect the skin.
Note : baby powder can cause breathing trouble and serious lung damage for babies if they inhale the particles. (And it’s hard to keep powder out of the air when you’re using it.) This is especially true of talc-based powders, with their small, easily inhaled particles.
