Baby shampoo/lotion- What are the best brands to use?

mrondeau · December 2010

What is everyone using as far as baby shampoo/lotion, etc.? I thought I saw someone write that Johnson & Johnson should be avoided- anyone know why?

ncbelle · December 2010

We use California Baby. J&J stuff generally has lots of chemicals.

This - https://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/browse.php?maincat=skin+care+%28baby%29 - is a great resource for checking out which products are "best" in terms of least amount of crap in them.

pixieprincss · December 2010

J&J is no better or worse than any other conventional products (which are pretty shockingly chemical-laden).There also is a ton of "green washing" where companies package their products as natural, but really are just marginally better. This database is very eye-opening and is a great source to work from.

For LO, we will use the same things that we have already carefully selected for ourselves: Dr. Bronner's Baby Castille Liquid Soap in a 1:10 ratio with water in a foaming soap dispenser (my preference) and/or Aveeno Oatmeal Soap bar (the only soap that DH is not allergic to). We are not using a specific shampoo, just the soaps.

audgleigh · December 2010

My aunts sent all got me a lot of "Baby Magic". When I say a lot, I mean to me it looks like it is a year supply....so I guess they made my decision for me haha

JayKay2387 · December 2010

DD1 has very sensitive skin so we use Aveeno baby wash and shampoo for her. We'll use the same thing for DD2.

HoonFan · December 2010

We received a ton of J&J lotions at my shower for DS. When we took him to one of his well visits, the doctor noticed how dry he was and said to stop using J&J because it's got a high alcohol content in it, which is a drying agent. We now use Aveeno.

CanadianGurl · December 2010

With DS (and will again with DD when she arrives) we used Arbonne Baby Care Line (a direct sales company kind of like Avon or Tupperware), and we really like it. DS used to get the worst dry skin and bum rashes, and the lotion and herbal diaper rash cream were the only brand (we must have tried a dozen) that did the trick. The stuff's not cheap, has to be ordered through a consultant, but lasts forever and is well worth the $.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · December 2010

FYI Aveeno is made by J&J

That being said, I use J&J shampoo, Aveeno body wash and J&J lotion. No problems with dryness and rashes. Every baby is different.

wall0307 · December 2010

When DS was little, we used Method products. We used Aveeno lotion and Aquaphor when his skin got really dry. We are currently using Aveeno shampoo, J&J body wash and lotion. They've all worked fine.

crh416 · December 2010

Haven't used it yet but we have Aveeno and Mustela Cleansing Milk for LO.

LucyGoosey81 · December 2010

CA Baby or Earth's Best are our go-tos.

SoonMrsCruz · December 2010

I have no experience yet, but a friend gave me Burt's Bees Baby Wash and Shampoo that she uses with her 7 month old. But as a PP mentioned, every baby is different so you may want to try a few out.

cera.rn · December 2010

We have Mustela products to try first, if I do not like them, we will switch to California baby

Born2Fly · December 2010

Aveeno is made by J&J.

Every baby is different and some will have more sensitive skin than others just like adults. When you think about it, you would hope your baby can use J&J or other regular products because that means they have a better skin tolerance and are not so sensitive to things. This will also be good when it comes to cost. Another good thing to do is mix and match like PP. For example you may use J&J shampoo, Aveno wash, and baby magic lotion...who knows.

I also agree with PP that I tend to think that it's not what you start off with but what you end up with. I have received Aveeno, J&J, and Baby Magic bath sets. I plan to use them all because this is our 1st and I have no idea what will work. So I will just have to find out. Hopefully they all work just fine. What I do know for sure though is I will be using 100% Shea butter (straight from the shea nut) after all baths no matter what product I start out with. I think it is important to moisturize/massage your LO's skin with a good natural product.

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