Baby skin care question

maheard · November 2011

Hi!

I have never posted here but I am hoping this is the right board that can help. My daughter is almost 20 months and we are struggling to find a lotion/soap/shampoo that will not dry out her skin/scalp. Its been an ongoing battle since she was born and we have tried a few things and just ended up sticking with the Johnson &Johnson stuff because it seems to be the least offensive. We have tried Aveeno baby, Burts Bees Baby, and California Baby ( I am allergic to something in this) I would love to find something as natural as possible but dont want to spend a ton of money trying 10 more brands.

Can anyone recommend anything?

dosafyre · November 2011

We use the Angel Baby lotion and shampoo...well, she never seems to need the lotion. Hopefully not having SLS in the soap will help keep your baby from being over-stripped of her natural oils.

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
This is a great site for checking what's in products and how safe they are.

We also like California Baby products, but it sounds like you didn't have luck with them

susangilchrist · November 2011

It's not the most natural thing, but we've had a lot of luck with the Aveeno baby cream - the one in the tube, not the pump bottle. Aquafor is also really good if her skin is really dry. I agree though - finding a soap without lots of nasty stuff in it will likely help keeping her from getting too dry in the first place. I also use Burts Bee's cream (can't remember the name, but it comes in a glass jar and is white) on her really dry patches.