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Baby Acne

KingsGirl4KingsGirl4 member
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My 3 week old has been getting baby acne on his cheeks. I know you aren't suppose to do anything to it, but I would like to help him get rid of it. I use Desitin on my face if I get a pimple and it clears it up pretty quickly. Do you think the Desitin would be okay to use on him, or should I just leave it be?
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Re: Baby Acne

  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    Either use breast milk or leave it alone.
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  • flclflcl member
    PPs got it right... breast is best in this case ;)
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  • SarahMeyer0823SarahMeyer0823 member
    Breast milk does help. My son had baby acne pretty bad on his face, but it's cleared up mostly. He still gets little pimples here and there but it's SO much better!
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  • SaraeaySaraeay member
    You can also use a warm wet washcloth and lightly wipe their face a few times a day. I do this with my LO and it helped tremendously.
    Don't use chemicals on your baby's face, it's too sensitive.
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  • damestoir27damestoir27 member
    edited May 2014
    I used cortisone cream along with washing her face before she went to bed. It took about a month for it to completely to clear up.
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  • jenb_99jenb_99 member
    I washed DS's face with Aveeno wash and then put Aveeno lotion on it at bedtime; otherwise I left it alone. It went away in just a week or two. Don't stress over it and don't go overboard trying to get rid of it. It doesn't look pretty to us, but it doesn't bother our babies at all.


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  • megsue114megsue114 member
    An occasional warm washcloth and a small slathering of coconut oil worked for us. BTW, I use coconut oil on MY face too - so versatile and gentle.
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  • bguevara44bguevara44 member
    My baby had it bad as well and I tried what everyone would recommend: breast milk, warm water, just left it alone and nothing worked. Well my patience got the best of me and I tried this cleansing water that a mom recommended to me on a mommy blog. Its called Physiobebe by Mustela. I got it at Babies R Us, and I saw they sell it at Target as well. I now SWEAR by those products. I put some Physiobebe on a little cotton pad and cleaned his little face 2 times a day and it literally cleared it up within 2-3 days! All the products are hypoallergenic and I love the soft baby smell it has. I am now using the baby wash and the lotion as well since I noticed mu LO has really dry sensitive skin. Hope that works :)
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