several adults. But did you know that there have also been
reported cases of acne occurrence in babies? Even newly born
infants are not spared from the skin condition. In fact, there
are cases when some babies are born with skin acne. So as
responsible and caring parents, what should you do if your baby
is suffering from acne?
Before looking at effective ways on how such a problem could be
remedied, it would be better to first understand how and why
acne occurs in babies. Skin acne on babies could show up when
the infant reaches the age if about three to four weeks. As
mentioned, in some cases, acne can already be affecting baby
skin upon birth.
Acne on babies usually develops in their chin, forehead or
cheeks. If you make a closer observation, you would readily
notice that the acne is looking worse especially when the
newborn baby is fussy or crying. Any other reactions and
movements of the baby that facilitate an increase of blood flow
in the skin would make the acne look more evident and
noticeable.
A number of studies have found that acne in babies is produced
when there are hormonal changes within the baby's fragile body.
As you know, the baby has been protected and suited inside the
expecting mom's womb for about nine months. Because of that, the
baby basically has been nourished by nutrients in the mom's womb
through the placenta. Thus, the hormones dominating the mom's
body is usually also present in the unborn child. After birth,
the baby would be deprived from such hormone, resulting to skin
reaction, which is the onset of acne.
Another proven cause of baby acne is the stimulation of the oil
glands beneath the baby's very fragile skin. Usually, acne in
babies appear on the nasal bridge, forehead and cheeks because
it is on those areas where the human body's oil glands are
located and are functioning actively.
The third cause of baby acne is the use and contact with untidy
and dirty clothes and clothing material. As such, the acne in
the baby serves as an apparent and visible reaction of the skin
to dirt in the surface, which is part of the body's defense
mechanism.
Now that you have an idea of the main causes of the appearance
of acne in baby skin, you can now easily adopt strategies and
remedies on how you could get rid of the problem. First of all,
experts advise parents whose babies have acne at a very young
age to just let the skin condition disappear by itself. There is
no need to worry as usually, such skin problem when appearing in
infants naturally wears off and disappear a few days or weeks
after appearance. That is because the baby's system within the
body is starting to adopt to natural and outside conditions by
that time.
Washing the affected part with water only or with water and a
very mild soap would also help a lot. When doing so, remember
not to scrub or rub baby's skin too harshly as doing so would
definitely harm the fragile skin of the baby.
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