Newborn dry skin - what should I use? A cream or oil?

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March 28th, 2009, 05:17 PM
CathyS

Newborn dry skin - what should I use? A cream or oil?

I am expecting my baby in 9 weeks approx. Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good baby moisteriser for that really dry baby skin that newborns get? I think I used apricot oil or something once and that was good.

Any suggestions?
March 28th, 2009, 05:24 PM
Kitt3n

plain old olive oil hun :)

if you do want a cream, get one that is free of propylene glycol and parabens
March 28th, 2009, 05:25 PM
Lulu

Baste the baby with olive oil! It works a treat. No crap in it either.
March 28th, 2009, 05:54 PM
Curly

I'd use a nice organic baby cream. Ecostore and Miessence are lovely (Miessence is $$$ though). I don't like the baby looking oily and like it's about to be popped into the oven!

I only ever use olive oil for cooking so smelling it on the baby just seems wrong to me.
March 28th, 2009, 05:59 PM
CathyS

Thanks ladies :) Anyone else?
March 28th, 2009, 06:04 PM
Lulu

Extra Virgin Olive Oil doesn't smell, and it is full of the things babys skin needs. Its not gross or anything. DS looked like a wrinkled old man sometimes and it fixed things almost immediately!
March 28th, 2009, 06:05 PM
Olive

DD2 was born with dry skin especially on her forhead/scalp i hightly recommend moogoo scalp care, fantastic for dry skin, and can be used all over
March 28th, 2009, 06:10 PM
~clover~

I'll vouch for the olive oil too :)
I've used it on DD2 plenty to help with her eczema before it gets bad enough for her cortizone cream.
I've also used the QV bath oils & wash, but they were also to help with DD2's eczema.
March 28th, 2009, 06:14 PM
Curly

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil doesn't smell, and it is full of the things babys skin needs. Its not gross or anything.

I only ever use Extra Virgin, I'm half Italian and I know my oiive oil LOL. I can still smell it. I will admit that I do have a freakishly strong sense of smell though. I don't like an oily baby either but to each their own.
March 28th, 2009, 07:16 PM
Lulu

Yeah, its a good excuse to LICK them too :ROFL:
March 28th, 2009, 08:04 PM
Pandora

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Yeah, its a good excuse to LICK them too :ROFL:

LOL!

DS had (and still does) dry skin, and it was very dry at the beginning, he was born 10 days after his EDD.
I used olice oil in his bath, and QV baby balm afterwards. I tried lots of creams, sorbolene etc, but found a greasier balm worked a lot better for us. I dont know, I think it kind of locks in the moisture, the same with the olive oil.
It was (olive oil) awesome for cradle cap too.
March 28th, 2009, 08:13 PM
[M]umma[M]ia

oh my.. i use a devine cream. Its from the Johnsons soothing naturals range and its an intense moiturizing cream. Oh.. ohhhh ohhhhhhhh i love EVERYTHING about it. Ill try and find a pic for u.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...3&ppuser=13682

This cream has been a life saver. Mia's skin got sooo dry around 2 weeks and it cleared up about an hour after i out it on!

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