Each one of us loves little children for their cute
actions and tiny reactions. Babies generally are very soft and sensitive in
nature either their growing organs in the body or the skin.
Since skin is the external part of the body it tends to attract more things
which are harmful and dangerous for the babies. Among them the “rashes on the
baby skins” are more dangerous and worried concern for the parents. Many of us
look for instant remedies which can help us in curing these rashes at home.
For this the answer is yes. There are many home remedies which are available
and harmless, which can be used at home to apply on the skin of the babies
where it got affected.
It’s important to note that whenever you find rashes
on the skin, it’s better to show the medical expert first and then by
consulting the doctor or the Dermatologist and under his /her supervision we
should start using these home remedies.
Home
Remedy 1:- Use Comfortable Diaper
The major portion where the babies will get affected
of rashes is “the Diaper Covered Area”. Rashes are developed in the inner side
of thighs of the babies and if we use diapers on regular basis, in case if they
are not of GOOD Quality and comfortable them there are huge chances of rashes
forming on the outer lines of diaper covered areas.
The first and foremost thing to do at home to
control and minimize the rashes is that, we need to check the quality and
comfort of those diapers which ever we are using.
Today there are many type of diapers available in the market choose the product
which suits and comfortable to your baby. The medical experts today suggest
that to keep the diaper covered area dry and you should also make sure that you
Keep your baby diaper free for some time in a day, so that the skin gets its own amount of light and air.
The threat and problem is as long as we cover them
with diapers for complete twenty hours and then they don’t get dry and air
cooling. That’s the reason as a home remedy to avoid the rashes for babies we
should start practicing at home for some time, diaper free time for them.
Home
Remedy 2:- Use Baby Oil
Many of us have a habit of applying various baby
oils on to the skin of the baby’s body for moisturizing and other various
health benefits. Today studies tell us, the baby oils are the best home
remedies for erasing and minimizing the rashes from the baby’s skin.
We can apply these baby oils which are available in
market of good Quality and brand before we take the baby to the bath or even it
can be applied after the bath also. It’s important to note that this baby oil
should have Vitamin E as their ingredient in whatever brand you choose as baby
oil available in your area.
The advantage of Vitamin E is that it has the ability
to reduce the skin related infections and irritations and soothes the skin. The
oil should be applied smoothly onto the skin and moment of the hand should move
from top to bottom and right to left and same in reverse direction too.
Correct application of this on the affected area will give the beneficial
results and will erase the rashes from the baby’s skin. We can continue using
this oil till we see complete absence of rashes on the skin.
Home
Remedy 3:- Use of Coconut Oil
As we know that we use many oils on baby’s skin for
various health benefits for the baby, among them the major component we use is
the application of “coconut oil as moisturizer”.
While using the coconut oil as moisturizer Oil we
can also use this oil for rashes removal. The Coconut oil has antifungal and
antimicrobial properties in it and it can work very effectively in minimizing
the skin rashes from the baby’s skin.
The coconut oil is very famous from Good olden Days for its healing and
smoothing nature. The oil can be applied on the portion where the skin has
rashes on it or the red color spots wherever you find. The application of this
will help the skin to get healed within a few days of time and it can also be
used as usual as the moisturizer.
Home
Remedy 4:- Use Petroleum Jelly
Another important home remedy for the treatment of
rashes for the baby’s skin is by using the Petroleum Jelly.
It’s important to note that we should protect the
skin of the baby by applying this petroleum jelly and after the application of
this jelly this will act as the protective cover for the baby’s sensitive skin
and external environment. Today many medical experts suggest the parents to use
the petroleum jelly to protect the skin from the external threats to the baby’s
skin. The Jelly can be applied on to the exposed portion of the skin after
giving bath and the formed layer will act as the protective layer for the
baby’s skin.
Home
Remedy 5:- Dry The Skin
For various purposes the skin of the baby will
become wet and once it’s get wet we need to see that the wet portion should get
dry from which ever part of the body. Generally the threat for the sensitive
skin is wetness. Since the skin doesn’t get dry early it has high chances of
getting infection in that area. The skin should get enough time to get dry and
we must also give sufficient exposure to the washed areas of the skin or the
wet areas.
We must see that whenever the skin of the baby is
washed it must also get dry immediately or we should give good amount of time
so that the skin gets dry. Dry skin doesn’t attract any threats to the baby’s
skin. As the saying goes, “prevention is better than Cure”. It’s better we take
the preventive steps to curb these infections and rashes from the baby’s skin.
Additional
Info:-
The Major threat to the baby’s skin is the portion
which is covered with diapers. So it’s important to note that the diapers
should be of Good quality and hygienic. The diapers also provide sufficient air
passing comfort to the covered skin of the baby. It’s suggested that we should
look at diapers of normal sizes and not the pants for the babies.
We should also not expose them to the polluted
environment.
We should cover them comfortably whenever we go
outside in the sun after morning hours.
We should use smooth and comfortable clothes for the
baby’s. it’s better to avoid silk and tight clothes for babies less than a year
age.
We should wash their clothes in good quality water
and it’s better to provide them two cloths each day for easy comfort and
coolness.
Avoid and clean the sweat and wet areas from the
baby’s skin.
Whatever other remedies which we follow at home,
should be informed to the medical experts and dermatologists and always it’s a
good practice to follow these remedies under their Guidance and observation if
not regularly at least periodically.