Baby acne

Baby acne – What can I do about it?

Imagine you have a beautiful newborn baby and instead of seeing a clean skin you’re seeing a baby with a skin full of pimples. Therefore I wrote this article about baby acne. Fist I give you a definition what baby acne is, then five points that causes baby acne
and last but not least tips how to handle your baby’s acne.

What is baby acne?

Baby acne also known as acne neonatorum is a condition that affect 20% of the newborn babies.
You see red pimples on the cheek in most cases but also on the forehead and chin. It can happen that it shows up directly after birth but in most cases you will see the acne appearing within a few weeks after the birth.
In most cases the acne disappears after three months. If not you should inform a doctor about it! Perhaps you have seen tiny bumps on a newborn baby face if they disappear within a few weeks then it’s not acne but milia, milia is unrelated to baby acne.

What causes baby acne?

There are several factors that can cause acne on the skin of the baby.

* As with adolescent acne, the condition can be caused by a skin irritation
* Medicines can causes baby acne as well
* It’s possible that mineral oil or petroleum can cause baby acne
* The hormones of the mother, As the baby gets older, it loses the mother's hormones and so the baby acne goes away.
* Drugs, taken by the baby or by the mother who is pregnant, can cause baby acne as well

Treatments for baby acne?

- It may surprise you but oil and lotions do not help. What can help is cleaning the face of the baby once a day with water or you can use a baby soap.
Don’t scrub the face of your baby, scrubbing can cause skin irritation.

- Use a product with a vinegar solution make sure you buy a product with all natural ingredients.

- Keep in mind that it is not a good idea to put creams or oils on the face of your baby. This solution can work with teenager or adult acne but it will not help with baby acne.

- If you see that your baby still haves acne after a period of three months than it’s time that you talk with your doctor about this problem.

- Just leave it alone, perhaps you think what a great tip, but most of the times baby acne disappears on his own.

You see baby acne isn’t worse at all. I hope with reading this article you have picked up some tips to cure or prevent the acne of your baby.