How To Cure Baby Acne

You have a beautiful new baby, you cannot stop holding he or she and then it happens. Your baby wakes up one morning and you notice they have developed a baby acne condition. You may be considering why this has happened, but it does effect many infants and can be treated rather easily.

This baby acne condition is very common, it can be something that the baby was born with or it may have come about when they were a month old. It can last a few days up until a few months of their life depending on the severity of it. Doctors have referred to it as "neonatal acne" which is something that does go away with time and no child seems to suffer from it as they get older. It look like whiteheads or red patchy skin blotches on their little faces. This type of acne seems to upset the parents more than it does the baby. Newborns have no whereabouts of their skin condition unless it hurts them, and this is neither painful nor itchy to them. The parents become upset rather easily regarding the acne on their new baby's skin, and want it off sooner rather than later. A simple trip to the drugstore and you can be on your way to clearing your infant's skin.

The baby is showing the acne as a result of additional hormones usually still left within them from the pregnancy. Their little bodies don't know what to do with these hormones and they in return try to extract them through the glands in the skin on the face. One way to stop this from happening is by using mild soaps on the baby's skin. Visit your local drug store and pick something up that is made just for baby's and their fine skin. Do not ever use harsh chemicals or medications on their faces, and no matter what do not put regular adult acne creams on them! This will cause an even deeper acne situation that can get into scarring the skin or making it too dry and ripping open. Check the detergent that you are using for the baby as well. If you are using a regular soap that you have always used, your baby make be breaking out from that. They do make detergents that are just for infants and you should use these until the baby is at least a few months old, some mothers use it until the baby has reached one year old. Just as you infant can suffer from diaper rash as a result of being wet or damp for too long on their bottoms, they can also obtain baby acne on their faces from their skin not being dry enough. Always keep their skin dry and clean, and talk to your doctor if you need additional guidance to treat your baby's skin.