{"id":4247,"date":"2020-10-19T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dr-jetskeultee.com\/blog\/?p=4247"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:10:48","slug":"baby-skin-care-product-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dr-jetskeultee.com\/blog\/baby-skin-care-product-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Product advice for baby skincare 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve written a few times about baby products. Also that, as a new mum (or dad), you don\u2019t want to succumb to the heaps of purple, yellow and blue bottles and jars available. I am convinced that all those intensely perfumed and irritating baby products play a very large part in the onset of skin problems in young children. The fact is that more than two thirds of babies up to the age of one, and more than three quarters of children up to the age of five have skin problems. Furthermore, 20% of newly born babies develop eczema within six months (Arch Dis Child, 2006).<\/p>\n

Babies skin five times thinner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We need to be careful with our own skin, but even more so with children\u2019s skin. Did you know that a baby\u2019s skin is five times thinner than that of an adult? So, not only is a baby\u2019s skin more readily irritated but potentially damaging substances can also enter the body more easily. If you add to this that the skin surface of a baby is proportionately greater to the size of its body than that of adults, you then realise how important it is to check the contents of those adorable bottles. If you have been less fussy in the past about what you have used don\u2019t start worrying straight away. But from now on ingredients which are under discussion are probably best avoided. Just to be on the safe side!<\/p>\n

Baby care and talcum powder…<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One more but important tip. Avoid talcum powder! This product has traditionally been a part of nappy changing. Fortunately it doesn\u2019t happen often, but if talcum powder is accidentally inhaled by your baby it can have major, sometimes even fatal, consequences. The Italian journal of paediatrics has recently dedicated an article<\/a> to it and repeats its warning against the use of talcum powder. <\/p>\n

Suitable for babies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I know from experience that it\u2019s not easy to find suitable baby products. Seeing as your time as a brand new parent is probably better spent on other things (such as catching up on sleep), I have put together a list of good products below. <\/p>\n

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PRODUCT ADVICE 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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BABY WIPES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

I once read that you change nappies, on average, 7300 times per child. Seven thousand three hundred nappies! Imagine how many baby wipes you would go through for this. And that is precisely where the danger lies, in the cumulative exposure. Or, in other words, the sum total of, often several times in a day, years of using the wipes to clean the delicate skin on your child\u2019s face and bottom. If your child has nappy rash then the skin is even more sensitive to potentially damaging substances. <\/p>\n

Watch out, however, for the so-called \u2018all natural\u2019 wipes. Because no (or not enough) preservatives at all are not good either. Jessica Alba\u2019s (Honest Company) baby wipes had to be recalled a few years ago because mould was found in them\u2026<\/p>\n

All of the baby wipes mentioned here are also suitable for wiping your child\u2019s hands and face after eating. <\/p>\n

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Baby wipes by Neutral<\/strong><\/td>\nLotiondoekjes Sensitive by Kruidvat<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/p>\n\"Kruidvat<\/p>\n
Billendoekjes Gevoelige huidje by Zwitsal<\/strong><\/td>\nBabylotion billendoekjes sensitive by Etos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"bol.com<\/p>\n\"Etos<\/p>\n
Sensitive Babydoekjes van Pampers<\/strong><\/td>\nBaby lotion pure billendoekjes van Etos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Pampers<\/p>\n\"Etos<\/p>\n
Sensitive Wipes Perfume Free by Eco by Naty<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Eco<\/p>\n