UNDERSTANDING YOUR BABY’S SKIN

Although your baby’s skin looks very much like yours, it is way different from yours. It is much softer, smoother, fresher and thinner than adult skin. That aside, there are many differences between babies’ skin and adults’ skin, but these five take the lead: 

THICKNESS
Babies’ skin is much thinner than adults’. The thinness of the skin makes it more permeable. Babies’ skin doesn’t have as much fiber as adults’ skin; this makes it easy for substances to penetrate it. Also, babies’ skin’s epidermal layer is still developing so it does not connect as well to the layer below, the dermis. Their skin is made up of smaller cells, and this increases the rate at which water and other substances get absorbed.

PRONE TO DRYNESS
Because of its thinness, baby skin loses water much faster than adults’ skin does. You might have noticed that your baby’s skin often gets dry and rough, well now you know why. The thinness of babies’ skin doesn’t only allow water to get absorbed easily, it also makes the loss of that water easy. Also, unlike adult skin cells, babies’ skin cells have fewer hydrating molecules that keep the skin hydrated. Help your baby’s skin retain moisture by constantly moisturizing it with Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream (https://www.cocci.com.ng/products/baby-eczema-therapy-moisturizing-cream-12-fl-oz?_pos=2&_sid=cf5ebc53c&_ss=r)

SUN DAMAGE
Baby skin is more susceptible to sun damage. Your baby’s skin isn’t rich in melanin, the pigment that gives the skin its color and helps protect it from sun rays, just yet. As a result, too much exposure to the sun can cause damage. And, the permeability of the skin doesn’t help the matter; it grants the ultraviolet rays free access. If you’re going to take your baby out at all, make sure they’re fully clothed.

SENSITIVITY
The sensitivity of a baby’s skin makes it more vulnerable to diseases. When you were a baby, your skin pH was almost neutral. That is how your baby’s skin is right now. As we age, our skin pH becomes more acidic. This almost-neutral pH of the skin makes it more prone to skin irritations and susceptible to diseases. When you go to the store to get bath soaps for your baby, be careful not to buy alkaline soaps, and antibacterial soaps containing alcohol’ they can disrupt the skin pH and cause irritation. We recommend Johnson’s Bath Soap(https://www.cocci.com.ng/products/johnsons-baby-bath-bar-soap?_pos=2&_sid=1c91e3a79&_ss=r) or Makari Bebe Soap(https://www.cocci.com.ng/products/makari-bebe-soap?_pos=1&_sid=769c8e98d&_ss=r)

IRREGULAR TEMPERATURE
Babies’ skin is immature and therefore unable to regulate its temperature. A baby’s body is still learning how to adapt to its new environment, and regulating body temperature is one of the things it has to learn to do. Their bodies also have much fewer glands than adults’ and so their sweats don’t make their body cool down like adults’ body sweats do. Help your baby by managing the factors that can affect their body temperature such as too much clothing or putting on air conditioning all the the time.

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Article credit : Cocci Beauty