Do newborns need to use talcum powder in winter? Can babies use talcum powder?

Everyone should be familiar with talcum powder. Talcum powder is generally used for infants and young children. Talcum powder can make the skin lubricated and dry, and prevent skin filth and prickly heat. Many parents will apply talcum powder on their babies' bodies after taking a bath.

Newborn babies do not need to use talcum powder in winter. Talcum powder is generally used more in summer to absorb sweat and prevent prickly heat. Newborn babies sweat less in winter, and the skin of newborns is prone to dryness in winter. If you still apply talcum powder, it will only clog the baby's pores, making the skin drier, and will also form lumps in the folds of the skin, causing inflammation and rashes. Therefore, newborn babies do not need to use talcum powder after taking a bath in winter. You can apply some baby-specific moisturizing oil and diaper cream to moisturize the skin.

Although applying talcum powder to babies has become a habit in many families, the fact is that parents should use less talcum powder on babies, especially babies under one year old, because talcum powder is composed of tiny talcum powder particles. Baby's skin is particularly delicate. These tiny particles sometimes cause friction on the baby's skin, which can damage the skin. When sweating, they can also clog the pores and prevent sweat from being discharged. Some talcum powders may also contain lead, asbestos and other ingredients. If lead enters the baby's body, it is not easy to be excreted. When accumulated in the baby's body for a long time, it will harm the hematopoietic system, nerves and digestive system, and in severe cases it will even affect the baby's intelligence and physical development.

1. Baby Oil

Baby oil is a powerful moisturizing skin care product. When bathing your baby, add a few drops of it. After dissolving in water, it can form a moisturizing protective film on the outer layer of the skin, helping the baby resist the invasion of dry air. After bathing, use the oil to massage the baby, which can not only protect the skin and activate the blood, but also strengthen the parent-child interaction method with the baby.

How to choose: When choosing baby lotion, you should look at the product ingredient list and try to choose products with simpler ingredients, no fragrance, alcohol, no irritation, and which can protect the skin's moisture balance well to reduce irritation to the baby's skin.

Recommended products: Pigeon Baby Oil, Baby Oil, Johnson's Baby Oil

2. Baby lotion/cream

The characteristics of body lotion are that it is relatively light and absorbs faster, so it is more suitable for neutral and oily skin; the characteristics of body cream are relatively thick, more skin-friendly, and suitable for all skin types, especially dry skin and areas prone to dryness.

The moisturizing ingredients in baby lotions/creams can moisturize the epidermis and fight dryness by absorbing moisture from the environment. The water-locking ingredients can reduce the loss of water from the skin surface, and these ingredients are usually greasy. Moisturizing and water-locking ingredients often work together to enhance the moisture content of the skin and build a barrier for the skin.

How to choose: Choose fragrance-free or natural fragrance products. Fragrance is sometimes one of the allergens. It is best to choose fragrance-free products for your baby. It is best to use natural ingredients. For babies, using products with too many chemical ingredients is not good. It is important to be close to the pH of the baby's skin. The normal pH value of the human skin surface is 5.0-7.0. The skin care products used should also be within this range. Otherwise, excessive acidity or alkalinity will cause skin irritation, and in severe cases, it will burn the skin.

Recommended products: Cetaphil Body Lotion, Burt's Bees Body Cream, Pigeon Baby Lotion (Fresh Type)

3. Diaper cream

In winter, the weather is cold, and most mothers are afraid that their babies will catch a cold, so they will use more convenient diapers. However, diaper rash is more likely to occur if diapers are used frequently, so diaper cream is very important at this time. The main ingredient of diaper cream is glycerin. Evenly applying it on the baby's buttocks can form a protective film on the skin, which can well isolate the skin from urine and prevent urine from irritating the skin. Mothers can apply a layer of diaper cream after each diaper change to protect the baby's buttocks skin.

How to choose: Similarly, you should choose a baby-specific diaper cream with natural ingredients, no fragrance or natural fragrance, and high moisturizing and protective properties.

Recommended products: Burt's Bees Diaper Cream, Pigeon Diaper Cream, Nobi Baby Cream

Some parts are not suitable for using talcum powder. For example, it is best not to apply talcum powder to the inner thighs, vulva, lower abdomen, etc. for baby girls. The particles of talcum powder are very small, and the dust can easily enter the vagina, cervix, etc. through the vulva, and adhere to the surface of the ovaries, stimulating the proliferation of ovarian epithelial cells, and then inducing ovarian cancer. According to surveys, women who use talcum powder containing talcum powder for a long time have a 3.88 times higher risk of ovarian cancer. Some foreign statistics show that one in every 70 newborn girls may suffer from ovarian malignant tumors in their lifetime. Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect early, and its mortality rate among women's tumors is second only to cervical cancer.