Throughout the day, impurities, often invisible, accumulate on your baby's face and can attack his skin, whose skin barrier is still immature.
Every day, careful cleansing with products adapted to fragile skin is necessary. To make your baby accept it better, practice washing as a ritual, preferably always at the same time.
THE TOILET RITUAL
THE FACE
Eyes: moisten a cotton pad or sterile compress with physiological serum, pass it gently and clean from the outer corner to the inner corner. Change cotton to wash the other eye. The ears: make a small bobbin by rolling a piece of cotton between your fingers and clean only the outer pinna to avoid the formation of earwax plugs. Avoid using cotton swabs which can be irritating or even hurtful.
The nose: Take an adult cotton swab that you will soak in physiological serum, pass it lightly inside to moisten the secretions, then pass the dry side to loosen them.
The face: clean it as many times as necessary during the day, without forgetting to go behind the ears where impurities tend to accumulate. You can use a no-rinse cleansing water or a cleansing milk on a cotton pad, rinsing with water. Hair: to style your baby's hair, spray a few drops of cleansing water on a special baby brush.
THE BODY
Nails: Wait at least a month before cutting your child's nails for the first time. Previously, they are indeed too fragile and brittle. Next, trim your baby's nails regularly with a pair of round-tipped scissors. Choose a time when he is quiet, hold his hand or foot firmly and speak to him gently so that he remains calm during the operation. Be careful not to cut too short to avoid infections around the nail!
Changing: clean your baby's bottom carefully each time you change, particularly in the folds where maceration may cause irritation. You can use special diaper wipes, a no-rinse cleansing fluid or a cleansing milk. Gently dry your baby's skin before putting him or her back in a diaper.
The umbilical cord: After birth, you must take care of your baby's umbilical cord until it falls off on its own, after a week to ten days. To avoid any risk of infection, disinfect it every day by soaking a sterile compress with an antiseptic. Then dry carefully with a clean compress.
Hands: always keep cleansing wipes with you to clean your baby's face and hands during walks, at snack time or even in the car. Finally, you can spray a few drops of alcohol-free baby care water on your baby's body and clothes to delicately scent it. You will thus stimulate his olfactory awakening.