Young skin is extremely fragile, sensitive to a thickness of only about a third of adult skin. In order for young skin to always be smooth, to avoid common skin diseases, especially in hot summer weather, mothers need to know the characteristics of young skin to have proper care.
Structurally, young skin has the same number of layers as adults, however each layer is much thinner due to smaller skin cells and wider, less closely arranged intercellular spacing; In addition, young skin has less natural moisturizing ingredients and lipids, making it more susceptible to dehydration and faster dehydration. This results in a limited skin barrier making the skin particularly susceptible to chemical, physical and bacterial influences.
Research results show that the skin sensitivity of children is up to 5 times that of adults. Therefore, in some cases, mothers treat their babies with folk methods, but the situation gets worse due to using infected leaves without knowing it. The overuse of bath solutions that treat diaper rash, and make baby's skin easily dry.
Another remarkable point is that baby's skin tends to become more prone to dryness than adult skin. The reason is that the surface skin areas are quite large compared to the body weight and the skin structure characteristics of the child as above, so baby's skin is more prone to dehydration and dehydration faster than adult skin.
The dry skin phenomenon in children, though not too concerned, causes itching and discomfort for the baby. At that time, the skin is easily penetrated by pathogens, irritants and allergens, which can cause skin diseases such as skin infections, atopic dermatitis, and eczema.
So to have healthy skin, maintaining adequate amount of water and moisture for baby's skin is essential. However, very few mothers realize that their baby is suffering from dry skin so that there is a timely solution. According to a survey, only 10% of mothers said that their baby's skin was dehydrated, but the actual result was 60%.
Understanding the characteristics of baby's skin, mothers will easily choose the safe and correct care methods and products
In addition, the baby's skin is quite sensitive to UV rays, poor air conditioning and susceptible to reaction to weather changes ... Therefore, children need special care to keep healthy skin, silky. In addition to creating a cool living environment, reasonable diet, clean hygiene, etc., choosing safe skin care products is extremely important.
5 criteria for choosing proper skin care products that are safe for children:
Less irritating to baby skin: baby skin is 30% thinner than adult skin and is under development, so they are very fragile. A gentle formula designed for the skin of babies to help protect baby's skin from irritation.
Does not cause stinging: Young children's eyes are still developing and the blink reflex is slower than adult eyes. Therefore, the soap in the normal shower gel makes the baby's eyes uncomfortable and stinging. A product with the formula "No stinging eyes" will help protect the baby's eyes, and bring joy to the baby when bathing instead of stinging eyes, uncomfortable.
Maintain moisture for baby's skin: baby's skin is easy to dry and dehydrates twice as easy as adult skin Therefore, products that help maintain the natural moisture on baby's skin will protect baby's skin from irritation caused by dryness caused by dehydration. This product differs from an adult product or a rubbing lotion, which usually leaves the skin slippery after a bath (and is often seen as effective cleansing) but is very harmful to development of baby skin.
Help balance pH: maintaining pH is a necessary condition for children's skin.
Does not contain soap: Because it will help your baby's skin have a "natural barrier" that protects the baby from external harmful effects, while a product containing the soap ingredient will break down this "barrier", causing Baby skin gradually loses its ability to protect itself.
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