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Bad baby acne

PsyDr04PsyDr04 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
My 4 month old son has had horrible baby acne since birth. At first I chalked it up to hormones but instead of clearing up it seems to have gotten worse. He is exclusively fed formula as of about a month or so ago. He has tons of blackheads but also gets the red, raised pimples with whiteheads in the center. Our pedi agrees it's unusual and suggested using Clearasil pads on his face but I worry that may be too harsh on his skin. I've tried some Burt's Bees products for a few days with no noticeable improvement thus far. He drinks soy formula (for possible dairy intolerance issues) and I'm wondering if that is causing the problem. I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever dealt with anything like this and if you found anything to clear it up.
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Re: Bad baby acne

  • jaime52005jaime52005 member
    I'm having same issue he had bad acne at birth then it cleared up for a few weeks now he has little black heads and the red bulls with white heads..haven't seen ped since the black heads started do no advice..he is on alimentum formula
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  • brooklynesquebrooklynesque member
    The Mustela Physiobebe cleanser did wonders for my LO's baby acne (though my baby was younger than yours). I would try that before Clearisil for sure.
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  • jess545jess545 member
    Calendula cream Worked well for my DS baby acne
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  • ConversationFearConversationFear member
    edited January 2015

    Have you tried witch hazel? It has natural skin balancing properties. I used it on my LO when he was born and his BA cleared right up. I also made sure wash his face with warm water/wash cloth 2x daily and moisturize with Aveeno baby lotion 2x daily as well.

     

     

     

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  • njerlinskinjerlinski member
    My daughter had bad acne and we switched to Unscented Dove body wash and she has no more issues!
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