You can begin bathing your baby as soon as they come home from the hospital, says Dr. Maguiness. (Chances are they’ll have a bath within six to 24 hours of birth in the hospital, too!) Galactoarabinan might sound like an alien but is in actual fact is an ingredient extracted from the American larch tree. I love Mustela’s foaming shampoo for cradle cap, used it from the get go for my second & he never got it like my first." Note: Bioderma call their cradle cap treatment cream a keratoregulating cream because they use skin barrier normalizing ingredients which are able to regulate away crusty cradle cap by establishing a healthy skin barrier. Keratin is the predominant protein all skin’s made from.

Some parents don’t like that the wash contains salicylic acid, as it can have adverse effects on sensitive baby skin. My son … got a rash with Johnson and Johnson stuff. He does well with Honest Company bath and body wash and healing balm so I'm going to use them on the new baby too."You should also be careful of fragrances, which Dr. Maguiness says can be irritating and can even be allergenic. As noted earlier, Dr. Maguiness recommends avoiding ingredients like cocamidopropyl betaine and sodium lauryl sulfate, opting instead for sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate (an ingredient derived from coconut) or decyl glucoside. But if you’re struggling to read the miniscule ingredient lists on bottles, consider this: The foamiest, sweetest-smelling formulas are usually the ones you want to avoid, says Dr. Maguiness. My niece has extremely curly hair (think like a white person afro curly). My sister has tried a lot of different products but likes the Sheamoisture ones the best." The first ingredient in SheaMoisture after "water" is decyl glucoside, the gentle cleanser Dr. Maguiness recommends, while shea butter imparts moisture.

Although baby hair doesn’t require separate shampoos, you may want to look into products made for curly hair if your baby has curls. Despite being fragrance-free, Karen says that the wash has, “got a very pleasant but not overpowering smell as well, which we like." My toddler had eczema as a baby so for this one his allergist recommended Cerave for body wash and lotion." My LO had eczema too, the dermatologist had me get Cerave baby body wash and the Cerave lotion. It helped tremendously!"Can help regulate sebum production – and excess sebum production is thought to cause cradle cap. Remember – cradle cap is essentially the same condition as seborrheic dermatitis in adults. We spoke with four parents on BabyCenter's editorial team who have six children between them about their children's hair and skin care needs and what shampoos and washes got them clean without aggravating the skin.

Though some parents bathe their babies daily, most babies don’t need to be bathed more than three times a week in the first year (some experts say it's fine to bathe your baby daily as part of your routine). Bathing your baby too often can irritate and dry out their sensitive skin, says the AAP. Make sure to rinse baby wash off thoroughly to help prevent dry and irritated skin, and that bathwater is warm to the inside of your wrist instead of hot: 90 degrees Fahrenheit is about right. A baby’s skin is softer, smoother, and more sensitive than that of an adult. So it makes sense that they require baby shampoos and baby washes made with ingredients that are gentle on your baby’s skin and eyes. The National Eczema Association seal on the front of this bottle lets you know this is a gentle baby wash you can trust for your baby's eczema-prone skin. This is due largely to the ingredients. CeraVe contains ceramides to help restore and maintain the skin, vitamin E and niacinamide to soothe, and hyaluronic acid, which helps skin retain moisture. If your babe’s crusty cradle cap’s only getting worse it’s time to take action. Out of all the products available to you, leave on treatments are the absolute best.Bioderma – unlike some of the other brands we review here at DD are extremely well known. We’ve already reviewed their Node P And Node DS dandruff shampoos for adults and were very impressed by both. If you live in the UK, France or Europe you’re 99% likely to have seen Bioderma skincare on a drugstore shelf. This is a company with some serious pedigree. Although Honest Company does offer a fragrance-free version of this wash, Olivia says the lavender scent is very light. “It doesn't linger, which to me indicates it's super gentle and mild." Gentle, non-irritating, and inexpensive, Aveeno Baby wash has legions of fans who appreciate that it’s widely available in stores and online. Not to mention it’s free of parabens, sulfates, dyes, and phthalates. It's also hypoallergenic and tear-free, with parents saying that it has dripped into their babies' eyes and didn’t irritate them or cause pain. First appearances meet our DD standards, now what about use? How does Bioderma’s ABDderm Babysquam cream perform when ‘lightly massaged’ into skin?