Its such a minefield when you begin to look into it isn't it! I wasn't aware that sorbelene had a bad origin also.. alas.
I would be interested to know why vegetable oil is not recommended for babies as I can't think of a logical reason from my knowledge. It is generally recommended for general massage along with olive oil, just not great because of the viscosity in comparison to something like almond oil.
After all of this, to think, all you wanted to do was give your baby a massage! Amazing to think it is a bigger issue than it looks at face value !
sesame is perfect to use in massage . use pure cold pressed organic oil .... and dont use olive oil or anyother food grade oil . it is too think and will coat the skin and will stop the vitamins absorbing in to the skin it will also bloc pores and could cause irratations ...
if you want to massge bub , you can use a cream until you get something suitable ... just keep applying it if it runs out ...
please note , if you want a sleepy content baby .. do not massage a baby under 5 mths AFTER a bath , it will be too stimulationg resulting in a cranky over stimulated bub rather than a warm content bundle ...
try to massage baby in the moments after they first wake up from a nap ..and not just before a nap ..
also if you want a realxing massage use DOWNWARD strokes ... eg HIP TO ANKLE not ANKEL TO HIP ..
downward strokes are following the flow of blood and wont over excite ..
if you place your hands on babys chest , you will see a response .. if they are happy and looking at you its ok to massage that area . if their arms are moving in and away from the body , dont massage thier chest ...
ummm what else ... and no essential oils , if you massageing a baby under 12 mths ... it interferes with the bonding process thats occouring .... and it can be too strong for them ..
lastly .. do use an oil on your baby that you would be OK with if baby injested it ... ..
but oils made for injesting are not OK to massage with ... does that make sense .. ??
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