A simple tip for baby's skin

So there are a few things I've learned in the few months I've had my son.
Among them - not to use Johnson and Johnson bath products on him.

One of my friend's warned me about the Johnson and Johnson baby range. At the time I had already bought the bath soaps. I thought I'd use them because they were quite pricey. I didn't intend to replace them when finished.

Each time I used the Johnson and Johnson bath soap on my son he would break out in what seemed like a painful rash.

I've been using the Johnson and Johnson baby powder on him and that seems ok. I switched to Annique because I heard it was mild. He broke out with that too.
Our doctor prescribed Oilatum soap together with Epi-max moisturizers - my son reacted to those too.

Eventually a friend advised me to use aqueous cream to bath my baby.
I thought it was absurd but a pharmacist advised it too saying she had used it on both her children.

So I creamed my baby with aqueous baby cream (the one for sensitive skin) then bathed him and immediately his skin looked better.
The redness disappeared almost instantly.

His scalp was also very dry and flaky. The pharmacist advised I use coconut oil for that.
I've been using the aqueous cream to bath and moisturise Luke and his skin seems much better.
It's still dry but the redness and rash are almost gone.

Had I known of these cheaper alternatives I would have saved myself a lot of money. And hassle.




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