Mom and baby's skin becomes dry for several reasons. This could be due to food, allergies, or environmental influences. The use of emollients, oils and vitamins can alleviate the situation if it is not a symptom of a skin condition.
Very often, dry skin on the hands of a young mother appears from the fact that she is too preoccupied with trying to maintain sterility in the house after the birth of the child. Inexperienced mothers wash their hands many times a day using strong antibacterial agents.
As a result, the skin loses its protective fatty film and begins to dry and crack. The addition of disinfectants to tap water also plays a role. Bleach has long been replaced by more modern substances, but they have hardly become much more gentle in relation to the skin.
Therefore, the first advice that can be given to mom is to wear rubber gloves during any household work related to water. The habit will come quickly, and a pair of gloves withstands, on average, a month of use.
You also need to get in the habit of applying an oil-based moisturizer to your hands and body every time you wash your hands or shower. Gels and creams based on panthenol, a skin softening and regenerating substance, have shown themselves to be excellent.
"Bepanten" and "D-Panthenol" can be used by both mother and child, the latter - from infancy. They are applied to the skin 1-2 times a day, on the places that dry and peel off. After using 1 package of gel, you need to take a break, and then change it to a drug that is similar in action.
It is better to use creams and gels based on lanolin, they are more easily absorbed and do not leave a sticky feeling on the skin.
Dry skin in infancy is associated with the natural period of adaptation of the child to the extrauterine period of life. Baby's skin and intestines "mature" to normal only over time, adapting to the environment and strengthening their immunity.
In this difficult period, you need to help the child. Doctors recommend lubricating his skin with water-based products, they are easier to tolerate than creams with natural oils.
It is also advised to reduce bathing from daily baths to baths every other day and use water softening filters, if possible. It is better to stop adding a decoction of herbs while swimming for a while, and dilute a little sea salt in the water to soften it.
The skin of babies can dry out in the autumn-winter season, reacting to dry air in apartments and wind and frost outside. Humidify the air, place dishes with water in several places in your house. As the moisture evaporates, it will bring relief to the skin and respiratory tract.
Mustela products are recommended for dry skin, but they are not suitable for everyone, you need to apply a little cream on your hand and check for an allergic reaction.
Before going outside, it is better to apply a protective cream on the face and hands of the child and mother. The most affordable baby cream "I myself", created by domestic cosmetologists especially for children, has shown itself to be excellent.
Mothers recommend baby oils, but, unfortunately, they are suitable for each baby individually, so there can be no general recommendations here. The inclusion of fatty fish, butter and liver in the mother's diet will alleviate the condition of the skin due to the intake of vitamins A and E.
Mom can also buy a vitamin and mineral complex and drink it for a month. And for children, use special foods with the addition of vitamins in their food, such are sold in all departments of baby food.
If, nevertheless, the problem cannot be solved, it is better to contact a pediatrician or dermatologist. They will tell you exactly what the dryness and peeling are associated with, excluding possible diseases or prescribing their treatment in time.
